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The Importance of Being Earnest

5.419881h 50mMovieComedyDrama

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.

DirectorStuart Burge
ProducerShaun Sutton

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Cast · Directed by Stuart Burge

PMPaul McGann
Paul McGann
John Worthing
RFRupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer
Algernon Montcrieff
JPJoan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Lady Bracknell
ARAmanda Redman
Amanda Redman
Gwendolen
GJGemma Jones
Gemma Jones
Miss Prism
NONatalie Ogle
Natalie Ogle
Cecily
JWJohn Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
Lane
AMAlec McCowen
Alec McCowen
Dr. Chasuble
JQJohn Quarmby
John Quarmby
Merriman
PCPeter Copley
Peter Copley
Gribsby

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The Importance of Being Earnest hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 17, 1988. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.