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Oscar Wilde

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1960 film by Gregory Ratoff

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5.3

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.

Released: 1960-05-2999 minDir: Gregory RatoffDrama

Cast

  • Robert Morley as Oscar Wilde
  • Ralph Richardson as Sir Edward Carson
  • Phyllis Calvert as Constance Wilde
  • John Neville as Lord Alfred Douglas
  • Dennis Price as Robert Ross
  • Alexander Knox as Sir Edgar Clarke

Themes

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

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

657 votes

Year
1960
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, History

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