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

6.8

1h 37m

2002

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Oliver Parker

Trailer

ComedyDramaHistoryRomance

new lovebeguilementcountry housecountry estatefake identityrelativesvictorian englandpleasure

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Cast & Crew

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

as John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

as Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

as Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

as Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

as Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

as Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

as Lane

Patrick Godfrey

Patrick Godfrey

as Merriman

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