Oscar Wilde (1960)

Directed by

Gregory Ratoff

Genre

biographical film, trial film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a film about the life and downfall of writer Oscar Wilde. It follows his rise to fame and his public scandal and trial for homosexuality.

somberrestrainedmelancholicreflectivedignifiedtragicperiodbiographical

What happens

Oscar Wilde is a 1960 biographical film about Oscar Wilde, made by Vantage Films and released by 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by William Kirby, from a screenplay by Jo Eisinger, based on the play Oscar Wilde by Leslie Stokes and Sewell Stokes. The film starred Robert Morley (as Oscar Wilde), Ralph Richardson, Phyllis Calvert and Alexander Knox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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