The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)
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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Cast
Paul McGann
as John Worthing
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
as Algernon Montcrieff
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
as Lady Bracknell
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
as Gwendolen
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
as Miss Prism
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...
Natalie Ogle
as Cecily
Natalie Ogle is a British actress. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s she was a familiar face on British TV, especially in period dramas. Since then she has moved into teaching drama and public s...
Director
Stuart Burge
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