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Oscar Wilde
“At last it can be told… He shocked the world!”
5.3 / 10• 1960• 1h 39m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Morley
Oscar Wilde
Lead
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
WD
William Devlin
Solicitor-General
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gregory Ratoff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Oscar Wilde is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
