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Cast

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

John Worthing

Rupert Frazer

Rupert Frazer

Algernon Montcrieff

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Lady Bracknell

Amanda Redman

Amanda Redman

Gwendolen

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Miss Prism

Natalie Ogle

Natalie Ogle

Cecily

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

Lane

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Dr. Chasuble

John Quarmby

John Quarmby

Merriman

Peter Copley

Peter Copley

Gribsby

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Stuart Burge

Stuart Burge

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David Myerscough-Jones

David Myerscough-Jones

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Michael Burdle

Michael Burdle

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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

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Shaun Sutton

Shaun Sutton

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The Importance of Being Earnest

19884.7 / 10110 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

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.