The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
- Directed by
- Ken Hughes
- Genre
- biographical film, trial film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A biographical film about Oscar Wilde's libel trial against the Marquess of Queensberry and the criminal prosecution that follows. It focuses on the personal and legal downfall of Wilde due to his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas.
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What happens
The Trials of Oscar Wilde, also known as The Man with the Green Carnation and The Green Carnation, is a 1960 British drama film based on the libel and subsequent criminal cases involving Oscar Wilde and the Marquess of Queensberry. It was written by Ken Hughes, directed by Hughes, and produced by Harold Huth. The screenplay was by Ken Hughes and Montgomery Hyde, based on an unperformed play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell (the pseudonym of Phyllis Macqueen). The film was made by Warwick Films and released by Eros Films and has been called the best film ever made by Warwick or Ken Hughes. It stars Peter Finch as Wilde, Lionel Jeffries as Queensberry, and John Fraser as Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas) with James Mason, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Maxine Audley, Paul Rogers and James Booth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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