

An Ideal Husband
1999-01-14 · 97 min · ★ 6.5
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 BlanchettLady Gertrude Chiltern
Minnie DriverMiss Mabel Chiltern
Rupert EverettLord Arthur Goring
Julianne MooreMrs. Laura Cheveley
Jeremy NorthamSir Robert Chiltern
Peter VaughanPhipps
Marsha FitzalanCountess
Lindsay DuncanLady Markby
John WoodLord Caversham
Simon Russell BealeSir Edward
Charles EdwardsJack
Oliver Ford DaviesSir Hugo Danforth
Susannah WiseYoung Mother
John ThompsonThe Speaker
Anna PatrickMiss Danvers
Delia LindsayMiss Basilton
Denise StephensonGwendolen
Jeroen KrabbéBaron Arnheim
Michael CulkinOscar WildeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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