May 29, 1960
99 minutes
Drama
Oscar Wilde
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.
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Cast
Robert Morley
(Oscar Wilde)
Ralph Richardson
(Sir Edward Carson)
Phyllis Calvert
(Constance Wilde)
John Neville
(Lord Alfred Douglas)
Dennis Price
(Robert Ross)
Alexander Knox
(Sir Edgar Clarke)
Edward Chapman
(Marquis of Queensberry)
William Devlin
(Solicitor-General)
Robert Harris
(Justice Henn Collins)
Henry Oscar
(Justice Wills)
Martin Benson
(George Alexander)
Wilton Morley
(Cyril Wilde)
Stephen Dartnell
(Cobble)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
(Lionel Johnson)
Martin Boddey
(Inspector Richards)
Leonard Sachs
(Richard Le Gallienne)
Tom Chatto
(Clerk of Arraigns)
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