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The Importance of Being Earnest
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.
Cast
- Paul McGann as John Worthing
- Rupert Frazer as Algernon Montcrieff
- Joan Plowright as Lady Bracknell
- Amanda Redman as Gwendolen
- Gemma Jones as Miss Prism
- Natalie Ogle as Cecily
- John Woodnutt as Lane
- Alec McCowen as Dr. Chasuble
- John Quarmby as Merriman
- Peter Copley as Gribsby
Details
- Director
- Stuart Burge
- Released
- May 29, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.4 / 10 from 7 votes
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