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The Importance of Being Earnest

Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ernest and end up in trouble when they both turn up at the same country house one weekend.

1 hour, 27 minutes

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Sun 14 Jul 2024 09:30

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Role Contributor
Algy Rupert Everett
Jack Colin Firth
Gwendolen Frances O'Connor
Cecily Reese Witherspoon
Lady Bracknell Judi Dench
Dr Chasuble Tom Wilkinson
Miss Prism Anna Massey
Lane Edward Fox
Merriman Patrick Godfrey
Gribsby Charles Kay
Pew opener Cyril Shaps
Dowager Marsha Fitzalan
Producer Barnaby Thompson
Director Oliver Parker
Author Oscar Wilde
Writer Oliver Parker

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