Oscar Wilde

1960 · 1h 39m · 5.2

Drama

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 Ratoff

Robert Morley, Ralph Richardson, Phyllis Calvert, John Neville, Dennis Price, Alexander Knox, Edward Chapman, William Devlin, Robert Harris, Henry Oscar

biography, victorian england, period drama, courtroom, 19th century, portrait of an artist, literary figure, social prejudice, gay theme