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An Ideal Husband (1999)

Name: An Ideal Husband
Rating: 6.8

Romantic comedy

Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners about English society in the late 19th century. An MP's idyllic marriage is threatened by a blackmail plot, while his best friend - an extremely eligible bachelor - finds his independence threatened by the charms of the MP's sister.

IMDb6.8

Rotten Tomatoes85%

Country: United Kingdom

Cast and crew

Oliver ParkerDirector
Rupert EverettLord Arthur Goring
Julianne MooreMrs. Laura Cheveley
Jeremy NorthamSir Robert Chiltern
Cate BlanchettLady Gertrude Chiltern
Minnie DriverMiss Mabel Chiltern
John WoodLord Caversham
Lindsay DuncanLady Markby
Peter VaughanPhipps
Jeroen KrabbéBaron Arnheim
Ben PullenTommy Trafford
Marsha FitzalanCountess
Neville PhillipsMason
Nickolas GraceVicomte de Nanjac
Simon BealeSir Edward
Anna PatrickMiss Danvers
Delia LindsayLady Basildon
Denise StephensonGwendolen
Charles EdwardsJack
Nancy CarrollCecily
Andy HarrisonAlgernon
Jill BalconLady Bracknell
Janet HenfreyMiss Prism
Toby RobertsonCanon Chasuble
Michael CulkinOscar Wilde
Oliver ParkerBunbury
Douglas BradleyBrackpool
Stephen MayBurlington
Susannah WiseYoung Mother
Peter ParkerFirst MP
Oliver Ford DaviesSir Hugo Danforth

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