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Oscar Wilde

1960 · 1h 39m · Drama · United Kingdom

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

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.

Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Written by
Jo Eisinger
Starring
Robert Morley, Ralph Richardson, Phyllis Calvert, John Neville
5.9Smart score

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19th centurybiographycourtroomgay themeliterary figureperiod dramaportrait of an artistsocial prejudicevictorian england

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