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An Ideal Husband (1999)

PG_13 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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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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Trivia

The green carnation that Arthur selects for his buttonhole is a subtle homage to Oscar Wilde. Wilde and his "inner circle" of gay friends used to wear green carnations as a way of discreetly displaying their sexuality. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Arthur's father arrives just as he is leaving for the art exhibition, the camera hits a large vase of orange flowers as it moves to the right, causing them to flutter and move. See more »

Quotes

Gertrude: Yes, Arthur, it is Robert himself who wishes to retire from public life.
Lord Arthur Goring: Rather than risk losing your love, he would do anything. Has he not been punished enough?
Gertrude: We've both been punished. I set him up too high.
Lord Arthur Goring: Do not set him down now too low.
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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 »