An Ideal Husband

"He just doesn't know it yet."

Jun 30 1999 PG-13 1h 37m
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.

Plot

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

Oscar Wilde, Oliver Parker

Directed by

Oliver Parker

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Pyramide Productions, Miramax

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 BAFTA 4 wins & 17 nominations total

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Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
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67
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