Drama
Oscar Wilde
"At last it can be told… He shocked the world!"
User Score11 votes
49%4.9/10
Release1960→
Runtime1H 39M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media6
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Director
Gregory Ratoff
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Keywords
biographyvictorian englandperiod dramacourtroom19th centuryportrait of an artistliterary figuresocial prejudicegay theme
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Countries:United Kingdom
Production:Vantage Films