An Ideal Husband (1999)
An Ideal Husband is a 1999 drama movie directed by Oliver Parker, with a running time of 1h 37m. It stars Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver and Rupert Everett.
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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What is An Ideal Husband about?
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.
When was An Ideal Husband released?
An Ideal Husband was released on 14 January 1999.
How long is An Ideal Husband?
An Ideal Husband runs 1h 37m.
Who made An Ideal Husband?
An Ideal Husband was directed by Oliver Parker.
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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
- Simon Russell Beale as Sir Edward
- Charles Edwards as Jack