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Oscar Wilde (1960)

Oscar Wilde (1960)

Drama

At last it can be told… He shocked the world!

Release Date: 1960, May 29
Directors: Gregory Ratoff
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Vantage Films
Cast: Robert Harris, Robert Morley, John Neville, Ralph Richardson, Martin Benson, Leonard Sachs, Alexander Knox, Henry Oscar, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, William Devlin, Martin Boddey, Tom Chatto

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:

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