Stars
Rupert Everett
Colin Firth
Frances O'Connor
Reese Witherspoon
Judi Dench
Tom Wilkinson
Anna Massey
Edward Fox
Patrick Godfrey
Charles Kay
Writers
Oscar Wilde
Oliver Parker
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Rupert Everett | Character: Algy
Actor: Colin Firth | Character: Jack
Actor: Frances O'Connor | Character: Gwendolen
Actor: Reese Witherspoon | Character: Cecily
Actor: Judi Dench | Character: Lady Bracknell
Actor: Tom Wilkinson | Character: Dr. Chasuble
Actor: Anna Massey | Character: Miss Prism
Actor: Edward Fox | Character: Lane
Actor: Patrick Godfrey | Character: Merriman
Actor: Charles Kay | Character: Gribsby
Actor: Cyril Shaps | Character: Pew Opener
Actor: Marsha Fitzalan | Character: Dowager
Actor: Finty Williams | Character: Young Lady Bracknell
Actor: Guy Bensley | Character: Young Lord Bracknell
Actor: Christina Robert | Character: Duchess of Devonshire
Actor: Kiera Chaplin | Character: Girl in Gambling Club
Actor: Alexandra Kobi | Character: Girl in Gambling Club
Actor: Suzie Boyle | Character: Dancer
Actor: Kate Coyne | Character: Dancer
Actor: Bernadette Iglich | Character: Dancer
Actor: Polli Redston | Character: Dancer
Actor: Elaine Tyler-Hall | Character: Dancer
Actor: Gillian Winn | Character: Dancer
Actor: Holly Collins | Character: Dancer
Actor: Kit Dickinson | Character: Dancer
Actor: Suzanne Thomas | Character: Dancer
Actor: Charlie Mole | Character: Musical Butler
Actor: Darrell Kok | Character: Musical Butler
Actor: Judd Proctor | Character: Musical Butler
Actor: Martin Knowles | Character: Musical Butler
Actor: Greg Bennett | Character: Gentleman
Actor: Sacha Bennett | Character: Jenkins the Gamekeeper
Actor: Lucy Clarke | Character: Flirty Ball Guest
Actor: Ray Donn | Character: Gambler
Actor: Simon Faulkner | Character: Rejected Suitor
Actor: Sonja Morgenstern | Character: Lady at the Savoy
Actor: Lutricia Norris | Character: Rag Lady
Actor: Louise Rhian Poole | Character: Lady at the savoy
[Directors Group]
Name: Oliver Parker | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Oscar Wilde | Role: Writer
Name: Oliver Parker | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: David Brown | Role: Producer
Name: Uri Fruchtmann | Role: Producer
Name: Barnaby Thompson | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Charlie Mole | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tony Pierce-Roberts | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Guy Bensley | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Celestia Fox | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Luciana Arrighi | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Paul Ghirardani | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ian Whittaker | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Maurizio Millenotti | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Nuala Conway | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Charmaine Fuller | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Renata Gilbert | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Pat Hay | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Joe Hopker | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Peter Swords King | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dianne Millar | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Susan Parkinson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Paula Price | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jamie Pritchard | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Barbara Taylor | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Brian Donovan | Role: Production Manager
Name: Hugh Gourlay | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Fiona Gosden | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Richard Hewitt | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Matthew Penry-Davey | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Toby Sherborne | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: John Addison | Role: Art Department
Name: Steve Alder | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Allen | Role: Art Department
Name: Gill Andrae-Reid | Role: Art Department
Name: Bill Bernie | Role: Art Department
Name: Lee Biggs | Role: Art Department
Name: John Casey | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Cassar | Role: Art Department
Name: Alalia Chetwynd | Role: Art Department
Name: Anna-Maria Chetwynd | Role: Art Department
Name: Larry Cooch | Role: Art Department
Name: Rick Dunning | Role: Art Department
Name: Andy Evans | Role: Art Department
Name: Trevor Eve | Role: Art Department
Name: Ronald Fallen | Role: Art Department
Name: James Gemmill | Role: Art Department
Name: Alan Gooch | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Gooch | Role: Art Department
Name: Ian Green | Role: Art Department
Name: Warren Greenham | Role: Art Department
Name: Kate Grimble | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Guest | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Harm | Role: Art Department
Name: Ralph Harrison | Role: Art Department
Name: Terry Heggarty | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Hobbs | Role: Art Department
Name: Dominic Hyman | Role: Art Department
Name: Patricia Johnson | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Mash | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Monks | Role: Art Department
Name: Charlotte Pearson | Role: Art Department
Name: Clifford Rashbrook | Role: Art Department
Name: Denis Rich | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel Rogers | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Sansom | Role: Art Department
Name: Lee Shelley | Role: Art Department
Name: Barry Smalls | Role: Art Department
Name: Colin Smith | Role: Art Department
Name: Anthony Szuch | Role: Art Department
Name: Josephine Warne | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Wescott | Role: Art Department
Name: Steve Williamson | Role: Art Department
Name: Rohan Harris | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Ben Barker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Simon Changer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Cooper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark DeSimone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Dunford | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stan Fiferman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sammy Frenette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joe Gallagher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephen Gilmour | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew Gough | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Gray | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diane Greaves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Hancock | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Hannen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mystique Holloway | Role: Sound Department
Name: Max Hoskins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Maxwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Midgley | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kath Pollard | Role: Sound Department
Name: June Prinz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adrian Rhodes | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul B. Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ted Swanscott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nick Watson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Edelstein | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Alex Gurucharri | Role: Special Effects
Name: Tom Harris | Role: Special Effects
Name: Barry Woodman | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Simon Frame | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Hocking | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gruff Owen | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Danielle da Costa | Role: Stunts
Name: Steve Dent | Role: Stunts
Name: Kim McGarrity | Role: Stunts
Name: Mark Mottram | Role: Stunts
Name: Rocky Taylor | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Peter Arnold | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sam Barnes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacob Barrie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Chedlow | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Coates | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlie England | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Ferguson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tommy Finch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dogan Halil | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Leo Holloway | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oliver Loncraine | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Mills | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nic Milner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Morrish | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darren Quinn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ralph Ramsden | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Sewell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philip Sindall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Skinner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chyna Thomson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roger Tooley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Turner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Valentine | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: George White | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Louis Elman | Role: Casting Department
Name: Alex Johnson | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Anthony Brookman | Role: Costume Department
Name: Giovanni Casalnuovo | Role: Costume Department
Name: Wendy Cole | Role: Costume Department
Name: Alleyne Kirby Davies | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nicola Foy | Role: Costume Department
Name: Annie Hadley | Role: Costume Department
Name: Zoe Harvey | Role: Costume Department
Name: Linda Lashley | Role: Costume Department
Name: Pernilla Lindfors | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marcus Love-McGuirk | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anne Nichols | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sonia Signoretti | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lucilla Simbari | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mike Skorepa | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rupert Steggle | Role: Costume Department
Name: Janet Tebrooke | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mariano Tufano | Role: Costume Department
Name: Dominic Young | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Tania Blunden | Role: Editorial Department
Name: William Blunden | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John Ensby | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Laura Evans | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mike Fraser | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lalit Goyal | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lionel Johnson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Steve Mercer | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Matthew Streatfield | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Lucy Backhouse | Role: Location Management
Name: Ben Gladstone | Role: Location Management
Name: Kate Hazell | Role: Location Management
Name: Alex Lau | Role: Location Management
Name: Christian McWilliams | Role: Location Management
Name: Tom Stourton | Role: Location Management
Name: Claire Tovey | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Darrell Alexander | Role: Music Department
Name: Geoff Alexander | Role: Music Department
Name: Simon Chamberlain | Role: Music Department
Name: Simon Changer | Role: Music Department
Name: Sophie Cornet | Role: Music Department
Name: Esther Goodhew | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Nicolaides | Role: Music Department
Name: Mike Ross-Trevor | Role: Music Department
Name: Nigel Stone | Role: Music Department
Name: Eliza Thompson | Role: Music Department
Name: Pete Beachill | Role: Music Department
Name: Stuart Brooks | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Hermione Ninnim | Role: Production Department
Name: Richard Topping | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Louise Wade | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Beverly Winston | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Mark Russell | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Darren Thackeray | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Jonny Benson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jake Bogert | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kylie Connell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nick Cosens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sebastian Dewing | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Penny Dyer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Earner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Fayerty | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gary Fox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Fruin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sasha Gibson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Grey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gavin Hale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alison Horton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Hunt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Kearney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Kolovich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kate Lee | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nichola Martin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kieron Mcnamara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark McNeil | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luke Morris | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rufus Rawley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Read | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Reynolds | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo Rogers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Quinny Sacks | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Graham Stickley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elian Strong | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Tucker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dianne Twiddy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Warder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Westley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arthur Wicks | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Will Ayres | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Glyn Lewis | Role: Thanks
Trailers
The Importance of Being Ernest | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi578659865/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi578659865/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563520858899.mp4?Expires=1788251234&Signature=a3hOCZN2zxzuMcZ1OHYlEdQkWmoyRe53A-2vB6JI8rztl6rcRyMQ68TUyTj6u-2VKN8iNp8tiL6kVsHyYYwakhb-CTtsVtHt9iU77pKhvC19jj~aEtSbXkfX0-1RYkyKnS9Mx8~pE6P-XqHNCElW3xDfksFUfI4UEwKO30yPh8SbzvkgKDaRnrNUjLO5PWCp4K9k~7Jn8SEsErf31d24ff7DwcZDQhUatIPEvHiRat~TQpPAtypKWfan8Bw4d9Fx~7QqKY9BhsHTpU7Zh1CuogkT54NPGtceYGajFdkYcLvtYT3N43QugLKu~GaCKLgr6P1h6seIngBmy3FJDZlNwA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
United States: June 21, 2002
Australia: July 4, 2002
Israel: August 1, 2002
United Kingdom: September 6, 2002
Ireland: September 6, 2002
Germany: September 12, 2002
Austria: September 13, 2002
Greece: September 13, 2002 (Athens Film Festival)
Switzerland: September 19, 2002 (German speaking region)
Canada: September 22, 2002 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Russia: October 3, 2002
South Africa: October 11, 2002
Philippines: October 16, 2002 (limited)
Portugal: October 18, 2002
Greece: November 1, 2002
Sweden: November 8, 2002
Iceland: November 22, 2002
Norway: January 17, 2003
Italy: February 7, 2003
France: March 29, 2003 (Paris Film Festival)
Denmark: April 29, 2003 (video premiere)
France: April 30, 2003
Bahrain: August 6, 2003
Czech Republic: December 8, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Spain: January 5, 2005
Hungary: August 9, 2005 (TV premiere)
Japan: April 4, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Germany: June 29, 2015 (Munich International Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2003 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon | Best Costume Design (Migliori Costumi) | Maurizio Millenotti, The Importance of Being Earnest, Ma che colpa abbiamo noi
Nominee | 2002 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Film - Choice Actress, Comedy | Reese Witherspoon, The Importance of Being Earnest
Winner | 2003 | German Dubbing Awards | German Dubbing Award | Outstanding Newcomer Performance | Manja Doering, The Importance of Being Earnest | For dubbing Reese Witherspoon as Cecily Dardew.
Nominee | 2003 | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Actress | Judi Dench, The Importance of Being Earnest
Box Office
Austria: USD 98195
Australia: USD 1465848
Germany: USD 611387
Spain: USD 718655
France: USD 116912
United Kingdom: USD 4750926
Greece: USD 138000
Italy: USD 690806
Norway: USD 47592
New Zealand: USD 250173
Domestic: USD 8384929
Period: Sep 27 – 29, 2002 | Rank: 86 | Weeks in release: 20 | Theaters: 37 | Gross to date: USD 8378141 | Interval gross: USD 12577 | Per theater average: USD 339
Period: Sep 20 – 22, 2002 | Rank: 54 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 78 | Gross to date: USD 8353241 | Interval gross: USD 36203 | Per theater average: USD 464
Period: Sep 13 – 15, 2002 | Rank: 41 | Weeks in release: 18 | Theaters: 144 | Gross to date: USD 8281437 | Interval gross: USD 99456 | Per theater average: USD 690
Period: Sep 6 – 8, 2002 | Rank: 35 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 149 | Gross to date: USD 8139492 | Interval gross: USD 120763 | Per theater average: USD 810
Period: Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2002 | Rank: 29 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 184 | Gross to date: USD 7877501 | Interval gross: USD 233415 | Per theater average: USD 1268
Period: Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2002 | Rank: 29 | Theaters: 184 | Gross to date: USD 762033 | Interval gross: USD 317947 | Per theater average: USD 1727
Period: Aug 23 – 25, 2002 | Rank: 48 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 54 | Gross to date: USD 7616646 | Interval gross: USD 57018 | Per theater average: USD 1055
Period: Aug 16 – 18, 2002 | Rank: 44 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 57 | Gross to date: USD 7527561 | Interval gross: USD 67694 | Per theater average: USD 1187
Period: Aug 9 – 11, 2002 | Rank: 41 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 69 | Gross to date: USD 7410618 | Interval gross: USD 81922 | Per theater average: USD 1187
Period: Aug 2 – 4, 2002 | Rank: 32 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 103 | Gross to date: USD 7261121 | Interval gross: USD 126950 | Per theater average: USD 1232
Period: Jul 26 – 28, 2002 | Rank: 30 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 115 | Gross to date: USD 7052357 | Interval gross: USD 156070 | Per theater average: USD 1357
Period: Jul 19 – 21, 2002 | Rank: 25 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 148 | Gross to date: USD 6778566 | Interval gross: USD 221541 | Per theater average: USD 1496
Period: Jul 12 – 14, 2002 | Rank: 23 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 176 | Gross to date: USD 6382287 | Interval gross: USD 294184 | Per theater average: USD 1671
Period: Jul 5 – 7, 2002 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 216 | Gross to date: USD 5843943 | Interval gross: USD 491101 | Per theater average: USD 2273
Period: Jun 28 – 30, 2002 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 208 | Gross to date: USD 4955116 | Interval gross: USD 469265 | Per theater average: USD 2256
Period: Jun 21 – 23, 2002 | Rank: 19 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 201 | Gross to date: USD 4204118 | Interval gross: USD 527454 | Per theater average: USD 2624
Period: Jun 14 – 16, 2002 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 180 | Gross to date: USD 3355448 | Interval gross: USD 606061 | Per theater average: USD 3367
Period: Jun 7 – 9, 2002 | Rank: 13 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 147 | Gross to date: USD 2439918 | Interval gross: USD 625256 | Per theater average: USD 4253
Period: May 31 – Jun 2, 2002 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 147 | Gross to date: USD 1428186 | Interval gross: USD 773913 | Per theater average: USD 5264
Period: May 24 – 27, 2002 | Rank: 18 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 38 | Gross to date: USD 521858 | Interval gross: USD 500447 | Per theater average: USD 13169