The Trials of Oscar Wilde
movie
This man… This Oscar Wilde!
Released May 28, 1960
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.
Runtime
2h 5m
Origin Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Original Title
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
- no logo available
Warwick Film Productions
United Kingdom
- no logo available
Viceroy Films
United Kingdom
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
- gay artist
- legal scandal
- literature history
- gay couple
- irish writer
- difamation
