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An Ideal Husband (1999)

PG 97 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   18 June 1999 (USA)
6.8
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Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed... See full summary »

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writers:

Oscar Wilde (play), Oliver Parker (screenplay)
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Vaughan ...
Rupert Everett ...
Minnie Driver ...
Cate Blanchett ...
Ben Pullen ...
Marsha Fitzalan Marsha Fitzalan ...
Julianne Moore ...
Lindsay Duncan ...
Neville Phillips Neville Phillips ...
John Wood ...
Jeremy Northam ...
Nickolas Grace Nickolas Grace ...
Simon Russell Beale Simon Russell Beale ...
Anna Patrick Anna Patrick ...
Delia Lindsay ...
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Storyline

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Blackmail | Social Satire | Oscar Wilde | Remake | Upper Class  | See more »

Taglines:

He just doesn't know it yet.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief sensuality/nudity See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Un mari idéal See more »

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£492,309 (UK) (18 April 1999) (182 Screens)

Gross:

$18,535,191 (USA) (3 October 1999)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The play attended by the characters in the movie is Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." The tall, older man that addresses the audience from the stage at the end of the play represents Wilde who did in reality address the audience when his play first debuted. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The Speaker is shown calling MPs to speak by naming their constituency ("The Honourable Member for Witney" etc). British MPs do address each other in this way, but the Speaker calls MPs to speak by naming them personally. See more »

Quotes

Gertrude: The truth is, when I agreed to the story about the letter being intended for you and not for Arthur... well, the truth is... the truth is...
[whispers]
Gertrude: I lied.
[everyone laughs]
Gertrude: Oh, I need a drink!
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Crazy Credits

The credits list Oliver Parker, the director, as playing "Bunbury", one of
the gentlemen that is seen playing cards with Lord Goring in the Men's Club
when Lord Chiltern arrives. Bunbury is also a never-seen character in "The
Importance of Being Earnest", the play which is performed in the
background of several scenes of this film. See more »