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The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-05-17
69%
489 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
Overview:
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...
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
France,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $15,000,000.00
Revenue: $17,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Importance of Being Earnest
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rupert Everett
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff
Colin Firth
John “Jack” Worthing
Reese Witherspoon
Cecily Cardew
Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble
Frances O'Connor
Gwendolen Fairfax
Anna Massey
Miss Laetitia Prism
Edward Fox
Lane
Patrick Godfrey
Merriman
Charles Kay
Gribsby
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