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2002
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History
  • Romance

The Importance of Being Earnest

Everybody loves ernest... but nobody's quite sure who he really is.
Runtime
1h 37m
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Countries
  • FR
  • France
  • GB
  • United Kingdom
  • US
  • United States
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Languages
  • en
  • de
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...

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Oliver Parker
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Cast
Rupert Everett
Algernon Moncrieff („Algy“)
Colin Firth
John Worthing („Jack“)
Reese Witherspoon
Cecily
Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    May 17, 2002
  • Original Language
    English
  • Revenue
    $ 17,300,000
  • Production Companies
    • Ealing Studios

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