Oscar Wilde
At last it can be told… He shocked the world!
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- Drama
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.
Keywords
- 19th century
- period drama
- biography
- gay theme
- courtroom
- victorian england
- social prejudices
- portrait of an artist
- literary figure
- social prejudice
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 29, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Vantage Films
- Cast
- Robert Morley,Ralph Richardson,Phyllis Calvert,John Neville,Dennis Price,Alexander Knox,Edward Chapman,William Devlin,Robert Harris,Henry Oscarand 7 more
- Director
- Gregory Ratoff
- Producer
- Jo Eisinger,Gregory Ratoff
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Music
- Kenneth V. Jones
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0053149