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Oscar Wilde (1960)

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.

Release: 1960-05-29
Runtime: 99 min
Rating: 4.909 / 10
Cast
Robert Morley
Robert Morley
Oscar Wilde
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Sir Edward Carson
Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
Constance Wilde
John Neville
John Neville
Lord Alfred Douglas
Dennis Price
Dennis Price
Robert Ross
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Sir Edgar Clarke
Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman
Marquis of Queensberry
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William Devlin
Solicitor-General
Robert Harris
Robert Harris
Justice Henn Collins
Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
Justice Wills
Martin Benson
Martin Benson
George Alexander
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Wilton Morley
Cyril Wilde
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Stephen Dartnell
Cobble
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Lionel Johnson
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey
Inspector Richards
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs
Richard Le Gallienne
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Tom Chatto
Clerk of Arraigns