The Importance of Being Earnest
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
6.8(514) 2002-05-17 97 minComedyDramaHistoryRomance
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.
DirectorOliver Parker
ProducerBarnaby Thompson
Original Music ComposerCharlie Mole
ScreenplayOliver Parker
Cast & characters
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
Marsha Fitzalan
as Dowager
Cyril Shaps
as Pew Opener
Finty Williams
as Young Lady Bracknell
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Guy Bensley
as Young Lord Bracknell
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Kiera Chaplin
as Girl in Gambling Club
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Suzy Boyle
as Dancer
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Bernadette Iglich
as Dancer
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Elaine Tyler-Hall
as Dancer
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Gillian Winn
as Dancer
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Suzanne Thomas
as Dancer
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Charlie Mole
as Musical Butler
Sacha Bennett
as Jenkins the Gamekeeper (uncredited)
