Oscar Wilde (1960)
29/05/1960 (GB)
Drama
1h 39m
- 53% (10 votes)
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At last it can be told… He shocked the world!
Overview
England, 1891. Ascending writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) meets Lord Alfred Douglas, a young nobleman. Over the years, they will maintain an intimate relationship that will be openly criticized by Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, in such a harsh way that Wilde, instigated by Alfred, decides to sue Queensberry in 1895, accusing him of defamation.
- Gregory RatoffDirector
- Jo EisingerScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- biography
- victorian england
- period drama
- courtroom
- 19th century
- portrait of an artist
- literary figure
- social prejudice
- gay theme
Top Billed Cast
Robert Morley
Oscar Wilde
Ralph Richardson
Sir Edward Carson
Phyllis Calvert
Constance Wilde
John Neville
Lord Alfred Douglas
Dennis Price
Robert Ross
Alexander Knox
Sir Edgar Clarke
Edward Chapman
Marquis of Queensberry
William Devlin
Solicitor-General
Robert Harris
Justice Henn Collins
Henry Oscar
Justice Wills
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