
The Importance of Being Earnest
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...
Release Date: 2002-05-17
Comedy
Drama
History
Romance
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Casts

Rupert Everett
as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth
as John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon
as Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench
as Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson
as Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor
as Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey
as Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox
as Lane

Patrick Godfrey
as Merriman

Charles Kay
as Gribsby