The Importance of Being Earnest
2002/05/17 (US) | Comedy, Drama, History
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
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.
Oliver Parker
Director
Oliver Parker
Screenplay
Lead 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
Budget
$ 15,000,000
Revenue
$ 17,300,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Ealing Studios
- Miramax
- Fragile Films
Crews
Guy Bensley
Editor
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography
Charlie Mole
Original Music Composer
Uri Fruchtmann
Executive Producer
Barnaby Thompson
Producer
Oscar Wilde
Theatre Play