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Film / 1960
Oscar Wilde
Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Robert MorleyOscar Wilde
Ralph RichardsonSir Edward Carson
Phyllis CalvertConstance Wilde
John NevilleLord Alfred Douglas
Dennis PriceRobert Ross
Alexander KnoxSir Edgar Clarke
Edward ChapmanMarquis of Queensberry
William DevlinSolicitor-General
Robert HarrisJustice Henn Collins
Henry OscarJustice Wills
Martin BensonGeorge Alexander
Wilton MorleyCyril Wilde
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