The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

6.9 | 2002-05-17 | Comedy Drama History Romance

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...

Featured Crew

Oliver Parker Director
Oscar Wilde Theatre Play
Uri Fruchtmann Executive Producer
Barnaby Thompson Producer
Charlie Mole Original Music Composer
Tony Pierce-Roberts Director of Photography
Guy Bensley Editor
Oliver Parker Screenplay
Luciana Arrighi Production Design
Paul Ghirardani Art Direction

Cast

Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff
Colin Firth
Colin Firth
John “Jack” Worthing
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Cecily Cardew
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble
Frances O'Connor
Frances O'Connor
Gwendolen Fairfax
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
Miss Laetitia Prism
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
Gribsby

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