The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

May 17, 2002
1h 37m
Flop
IMDb6.825,047
RT57%
Meta60/100
TMDB6.8501

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.

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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) - Trailer
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) - Trailer

Cast

Crew

Executive Producer

Uri Fruchtmann

Director of Photography

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Screenplay

Oliver Parker

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Box Office

Budget

$15.0M

Revenue

$17.3M

Profit

+$2.3M

Details

Original Language

en

Country

France, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

Ealing Studios, Miramax, Fragile Films

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