The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

05/28/1960 (GB) • 2h 5m

Drama, History

This man… This Oscar Wilde!

Overview

England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an ongoing feud with the latter in order to ruin his reputation and cause his fall from grace.

Top Billed Cast

James Mason

Edward Carson

Nigel Patrick

Sir Edward Clarke

John Fraser

Lord Alfred Douglas

Lionel Jeffries

Marquis of Queensberry

Emrys Jones

Robbie Ross

Maxine Audley

Ada Leverson

Sonia Dresdel

Lady Wilde


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

london, england

husband wife relationship

based on novel or book

court case

sex scandal

male friendship

biography

based on true story

sodomy

based on play or musical

rise and fall

victorian england

male homosexuality

playwright

male prostitution

brighton, england

sexual repression

husband wife estrangement

jury trial

fall from grace

19th century

father son relationship

mother son relationship

theatre history

gay history

social prejudice

persecuted writer

british literature

gay theme

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legal scandal

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irish writer

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