An Ideal Husband

– Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this i..

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Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
An Ideal Husband (1999)

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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Release Date:

30 Jun 1999

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writer:

Oscar Wilde (play), Oliver Parker (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Peter Vaughan, Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver, Cate Blanchett

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations.

Production:

Miramax Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Metacritic:
67%