Oscar Wilde (1960)

Not Rated 01 May 1960 • Biography, Drama, History • 1h 36m

In the 1890s, famed writer Oscar Wilde embarks on a relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, despite his marriage to Constance. As their relationship creates a public scandal and feeds the outrage of Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, Wilde charges the Marquis with libel - a decision that turns against him when the Marquis' lawyer leads him to admit to his homosexuality, resulting in Wilde's own prosecution.

Gregory Ratoff
Director

Jo Eisinger, Leslie Stokes, Frank Harris
Writer

Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United Kingdom
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6.8

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