The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)

★ 4.7 1h 50m IMDb
Comedy Drama

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.

The Importance of Being Earnest

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Paul McGann
Paul McGann as John Worthing Age 66 · Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portrayi...
Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer as Algernon Montcrieff Age 79 · United Kingdom Rupert Frazer (born 12 March 1947) is a British actor. He appeared in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi in 1982. In Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987) he plays the father of the protagonist Jim (...
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright as Lady Bracknell Died 2025 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (28 October 1929 - 16 January 2025), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career...
Amanda Redman
Amanda Redman as Gwendolen Age 68 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK Amanda Jacqueline Redman, MBE (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her role as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series New Tricks (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia F...
Gemma Jones
Gemma Jones as Miss Prism Age 83 · Marylebone, London, England, UK Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), the Harry...
John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt as Lane Died 2006 · London, England, UK
Director Stuart Burge
Cast Paul McGann, Rupert Frazer, Joan Plowright, Amanda Redman, Gemma Jones, Natalie Ogle, John Woodnutt, Alec McCowen, John Quarmby, Peter Copley

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