The Trials of Oscar Wilde

"This man… This Oscar Wilde!"

May 28 1960 PG 2h 3m
Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.

Written by

Ken Hughes, Montgomery Hyde, John Furnell

Directed by

Ken Hughes

Cast

Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Viceroy Films Ltd., Warwick Film Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 5 nominations total

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