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An Ideal Husband
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An Ideal Husband

1999-01-14 · 97 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Comedy · Romance

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.

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Production details

Directors
Oliver Parker
Production companies
Fragile Films, Icon Productions, Pathé, Arts Council of England, Miramax
Countries
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 14,000,000
Revenue
USD 18,500,000

Top Cast

Cate BlanchettCate BlanchettLady Gertrude Chiltern
Minnie DriverMinnie DriverMiss Mabel Chiltern
Rupert EverettRupert EverettLord Arthur Goring
Julianne MooreJulianne MooreMrs. Laura Cheveley
Jeremy NorthamJeremy NorthamSir Robert Chiltern
Peter VaughanPeter VaughanPhipps
Ben PullenTommy Trafford
Marsha FitzalanMarsha FitzalanCountess
Lindsay DuncanLindsay DuncanLady Markby
John WoodJohn WoodLord Caversham
Simon Russell BealeSimon Russell BealeSir Edward
Charles EdwardsCharles EdwardsJack
Oliver Ford DaviesOliver Ford DaviesSir Hugo Danforth
Susannah WiseSusannah WiseYoung Mother
John ThompsonJohn ThompsonThe Speaker
Anna PatrickAnna PatrickMiss Danvers
Delia LindsayDelia LindsayMiss Basilton
Denise StephensonDenise StephensonGwendolen
Jeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéBaron Arnheim
Michael CulkinMichael CulkinOscar Wilde

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