An Ideal Husband

1999, Comedy/Romance, 1h 36m

65 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Brevity is the soul of wit, eh? This adaptation gets to the nitty gritty of Wilde's stage piece and plays on eternal human foibles. Read critic reviews

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Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) is a respected government official and a loving husband. His friend, Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), is a notorious womanizer who lives a life of casual lounging, meaningless flirtations and multiple illicit affairs. But when old acquaintance Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore) arrives in London to stir up trouble, the lives of the two men become increasingly complicated and intertwined, and their true natures are revealed.

Cast & Crew

Rupert Everett
Lord Arthur Goring
Julianne Moore
Mrs. Laura Cheveley
Jeremy Northam
Sir Robert Chiltern
Cate Blanchett
Lady Gertrude Chiltern
Minnie Driver
Miss Mabel Chiltern
John Wood
Lord Caversham
Lindsay Duncan
Lady Markby
Peter Vaughan
Phipps
Jeroen Krabbé
Baron Arnheim
Ben Pullen
Tommy Trafford
Marsha Fitzalan
Countess
Neville Phillips
Mason
Nickolas Grace
Vicomte de Nanjac
Simon Russell Beale
Sir Edward
Anna Patrick
Miss Danvers
Delia Lindsay
Lady Basildon
Denise Stephenson
Gwendolen
Charles Edwards
Jack
Nancy Carroll
Cecily
Andy Harrison
Algernon
Oliver Parker
Director
Oliver Parker
Writer
Barnaby Thompson
Producer
Uri Fruchtmann
Producer
Bruce Davey
Producer
Susan B. Landau
Executive Producer
Ralph Kamp
Executive Producer
Andrea Calderwood
Executive Producer
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