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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Directed by
Oliver Parker 
 
Writing credits
Oscar Wilde (play "The Importance of Being Earnest")

Oliver Parker (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

Rupert Everett ... Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff

Colin Firth ... John 'Jack' Worthing

Frances O'Connor ... Gwendolen Fairfax

Reese Witherspoon ... Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench ... Lady Augusta Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson ... Dr. Frederick Chasuble
Anna Massey ... Miss Laetitia Prism
Edward Fox ... Lane, Algy's Butler
Patrick Godfrey ... Merriman
Charles Kay ... Gribsby
Cyril Shaps ... Pew Opener
Marsha Fitzalan ... Dowager
Finty Williams ... Young Augusta Bracknell
Guy Bensley ... Young Lord Bracknell
Christina Robert ... Duchess of Devonshire

Kiera Chaplin ... Girl in Gambling Club
Alexandra Kobi ... Girl in Gambling Club
Suzie Boyle ... Dancer
Kate Coyne ... Dancer
Bernadette Iglich ... Dancer
Polli Redston ... Dancer
Elaine Tyler-Hall ... Dancer
Gillian Winn ... Dancer
Holly Collins ... Dancer
Kit Dickinson ... Dancer
Suzanne Thomas ... Dancer
Charlie Mole ... Musical Butler
Darrell Kok ... Musical Butler
Judd Procter ... Musical Butler
Martin Knowles ... Musical Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sacha Bennett ... Jenkins the Gamekeeper (uncredited)
Ray Donn ... Gambler (uncredited)

Sonja Morgenstern ... Lady at the Savoy (uncredited)
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Produced by
David Brown .... co-producer
Uri Fruchtmann .... executive producer
Barnaby Thompson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Charlie Mole 
 
Cinematography by
Tony Pierce-Roberts (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Guy Bensley 
 
Production Design by
Luciana Arrighi 
 
Art Direction by
Paul Ghirardani 
 
Set Decoration by
Ian Whittaker 
 
Costume Design by
Maurizio Millenotti 
 
Makeup Department
Nuala Conway .... assistant hair designer
Nuala Conway .... assistant makeup designer
Charmaine Fuller .... crowd hair stylist
Charmaine Fuller .... crowd makeup artist
Renata Gilbert .... crowd hair stylist
Renata Gilbert .... crowd makeup artist
Pat Hay .... makeup artist: Mr. Everett
Joe Hopker .... makeup artist
Peter King .... hair designer
Peter King .... makeup designer
Dianne Millar .... crowd hair stylist
Dianne Millar .... crowd makeup artist
Susan Parkinson .... key crowd hair stylist (as Sue Parkinson)
Susan Parkinson .... key crowd makeup artist (as Sue Parkinson)
Paula Price .... hair stylist
Paula Price .... makeup artist
Jamie Pritchard .... hair stylist: Mr. Everett
Barbara Taylor .... crowd hair stylist
Barbara Taylor .... crowd makeup artist
 
Production Management
Brian Donovan .... production supervisor
Hugh Gourlay .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fiona Gosden .... third assistant director
Richard Hewitt .... first assistant director
Matthew Penry-Davey .... second assistant director
Toby Sherborne .... assistant director
 
Art Department
John Addison .... carpenter
Steve Alder .... carpenter
Robert Allen .... stagehand
Bill Bernie .... stand-by painter (as William Bernie)
Lee Biggs .... carpenter
John Casey .... carpenter
Joe Cassar .... carpenter
Alalia Chetwynd .... scenic artist
Anna-Maria Chetwynd .... graphics artist
Alan Cooch .... painter
Larry Cooch .... painter
Nick Cosens .... dressing props
Rick Dunning .... stand-by stagehand
Andy Evans .... construction coordinator
Trevor Eve .... painter
Ronald Fallen .... painter
Gary Fox .... dressing props
Mark Fruin .... stand-by props
James Gemmill .... scenic artist
Michael Gooch .... carpenter
Warren Greenham .... painter
Ian Green .... supervising carpenter
Kate Grimble .... assistant art director
Mark Guest .... prop storeman
Michael Harm .... art department assistant
Ralph Harrison .... carpenter
Terry Heggarty .... painter
Andrew Hobbs .... carpenter
Dominic Hyman .... stand-by art director
Patricia Johnson .... draughtsman
Andrew Mash .... carpenter
Kieron Mcnamara .... stand-by props
Mark McNeil .... stand-by props (as Mark Venn Mcneil)
Joe Monks .... painter
Charlotte Pearson .... art department coordinator
Clifford Rashbrook .... stagehand
Brian Read .... property buyer
Mark Reynolds .... assistant property master
Denis Rich .... storyboard artist
Paul Sansom .... carpenter
Lee Shelley .... painter
Barry Smalls .... stand-by carpenter
Colin Smith .... supervising chargehand
Graham Stickley .... dressing props
Anthony Szuch .... drapes master
Josephine Warne .... art department assistant
Paul Wescott .... supervising painter
Steve Westley .... dressing props
Arthur Wicks .... property master
Steve Williamson .... painter
Will Ayres .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Ben Barker .... foley editor
Simon Changer .... assistant sound engineer
Colin Cooper .... adr recordist
Mark DeSimone .... adr engineer
Richard Dunford .... sound effects editor
Stan Fiferman .... foley artist
Stephen Gilmour .... sound maintenance
Matthew Gough .... sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Gray .... adr recordist
Diane Greaves .... foley artist (as Dianne Greaves)
Steve Hancock .... sound studio technician
Steve Hancock .... sound re-recording engineer
Tom Hannen .... ProTools operator
Mystique Holloway .... assistant sound editor
Max Hoskins .... supervising sound editor
Peter Maxwell .... sound re-recording mixer
John Midgley .... sound mixer
Kath Pollard .... adr recordist
June Prinz .... boom operator
Adrian Rhodes .... sound re-recording mixer
Ted Swanscott .... adr mixer
Nick Watson .... sound consultant: Dolby
Dan Edelstein .... supervising sound editor: US release (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Alex Gurucharri .... special effects senior technician
Tom Harris .... special effects supervisor
Barry Woodman .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Simon Frame .... visual effects supervisor
Tom Hocking .... digital compositor: men-from-mars
Gruff Owen .... digital compositor
Tom Hocking .... digital artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Danielle da Costa .... stunt double
Steve Dent .... stunt coordinator
Kim McGarrity .... stunt double
Mark Mottram .... stunt double
Rocky Taylor .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Arnold .... electrician
Sam Barnes .... clapper loader: second unit
Jacob Barrie .... camera trainee
Jacob Barrie .... clapper loader: "b" camera
David Brown .... director of photography: second unit
Paul Chedlow .... still photographer
Alan 'Pockets' Coates .... generator operator
Charlie England .... assistant camera
Charlie England .... clapper loader: second unit
John Ferguson .... focus puller
Tommy Finch .... gaffer
Dogan Halil .... Steadicam operator: second unit
Leo Holloway .... video playback operator
Oliver Loncraine .... clapper loader (as Oliver Loncraine)
Paul Mills .... stand-by rigger
Nic Milner .... camera operator: second unit
Dean Morrish .... underwater first assistant camera
Darren Quinn .... grip
Ralph Ramsden .... focus puller: second unit
Keith Sewell .... Steadicam operator: second unit
Philip Sindall .... camera operator: second unit
Tony Skinner .... electrician
Chyna Thomson .... assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Roger Tooley .... Steadicam operator
Roger Tooley .... Steadicam operator: second unit
John Turner .... electrician
George 'Spike' White .... best boy
 
Casting Department
Louis Elman .... adr voice casting
Celestia Fox .... casting
Alex Johnson .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anthony Brookman .... wardrobe master
Giovanni Casalnuovo .... assistant costume designer (as Gianni Castelnuovo)
Wendy Cole .... seamstress
Alleyne Kirby Davies .... costume maker
Nicola Foy .... costume assistant
Annie Hadley .... chief costume cutter
Zoe Harvey .... head dresser
Linda Lashley .... seamstress
Pernilla Lindfors .... seamstress
Marcus Love-McGuirk .... key costume supervisor
Marcus Love-McGuirk .... wardrobe supervisor
Anne Nichols .... seamstress
Lucilla Simbari .... costume assistant
Rupert Steggle .... wardrobe master
Janet Tebrooke .... wardrobe mistress
Mariano Tufano .... assistant costume designer
Mariano Tufano .... costume supervisor
Dominic Young .... costume maker
 
Editorial Department
Tania Blunden .... post-production (as Tania Windsor Blunden)
William Blunden .... editor trainee
Laura Evans .... assistant editor
Mike Fraser .... negative cutter
Lalit Goyal .... assistant editor
Peter Hunt .... color timer
Lionel Johnson .... assistant editor
Steve Mercer .... first assistant editor
Matthew Streatfield .... trainee assistant editor
 
Music Department
Geoff Alexander .... conductor
Geoff Alexander .... orchestrator
Simon Chamberlain .... orchestrator
Sophie Cornet .... music editor
Chris Nicolaides .... composer: additional music
Mike Ross-Trevor .... music mixer (as Mike Ross Trevor)
Nigel Stone .... additional music editor
Eliza Thompson .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Lucy Backhouse .... location scout
Jonny Benson .... floor runner
Jake Bogert .... assistant to producer
Sebastian Dewing .... stand-in
Penny Dyer .... dialogue coach
Stephen Earner .... assistant production accountant
Karen Fayerty .... unit nurse
Sasha Gibson .... unit publicist
Ben Gladstone .... location scout
Gavin Hale .... stand-in
Kate Hazell .... location assistant
Alison Horton .... stand-in
Kevin Kolovich .... assistant: Maurizio Millenotti
Alex Lau .... location runner
Kate Lee .... unit publicist
Nichola Martin .... assistant: Barnaby Thompson
Christian McWilliams .... location manager
Luke Morris .... production executive
Hermione Ninnim .... production coordinator
Rufus Rawley .... crowd coordinator
Jo Rogers .... head of development: Fragile Films
Quinny Sacks .... choreographer
Tom Stourton .... location scout
Elian Strong .... assistant coordinator
Richard Topping .... production runner
Claire Tovey .... location assistant
Tony Tucker .... boat wrangler
Dianne Twiddy .... accountant
Louise Wade .... script supervisor: second unit
Alex Warder .... accounts assistant
Beverly Winston .... script supervisor
 

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