The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
28/05/1960 (GB)
Drama, History
2h 5m
- 64% (26 votes)
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This man… This Oscar Wilde!
Overview
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an ongoing feud with the latter in order to ruin his reputation and cause his fall from grace.
- Ken HughesDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- london, england
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- court case
- sex scandal
- male friendship
- biography
- based on true story
- sodomy
- based on play or musical
- rise and fall
- victorian england
- male homosexuality
- playwright
- male prostitution
- brighton, england
- sexual repression
- husband wife estrangement
- jury trial
- fall from grace
- 19th century
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
- theatre history
- gay history
- social prejudice
- persecuted writer
- british literature
- gay theme
- gay artist
- legal scandal
- literature history
- gay couple
- irish writer
- difamation
Top Billed Cast
Peter Finch
Oscar
Yvonne Mitchell
Constance
James Mason
Edward Carson
Nigel Patrick
Sir Edward Clarke
John Fraser
Lord Alfred Douglas
Lionel Jeffries
Marquis of Queensberry
Emrys Jones
Robbie Ross
Maxine Audley
Ada Leverson
Sonia Dresdel
Lady Wilde
Meredith Edwards
Auctioneer
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