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Cast
Cate Blanchett
as Lady Gertrude Chiltern
Minnie Driver
as Miss Mabel Chiltern
Rupert Everett
as Lord Arthur Goring
Julianne Moore
as Mrs. Laura Cheveley
Jeremy Northam
as Sir Robert Chiltern
Peter Vaughan
as Phipps
Ben Pullen
as Tommy Trafford
Marsha Fitzalan
as Countess
Lindsay Duncan
as Lady Markby
John Wood
as Lord Caversham
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1999
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationPG-13
GenresDrama, Comedy, Romance
Votes223
DirectorOliver Parker
WritersOliver Parker
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAn Ideal Husband
About An Ideal Husband
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.
Directed by Oliver Parker, An Ideal Husband leans on a strong ensemble — Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1999.
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