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Wilde (1997)
Directed by Brian Gilbert
Overview
Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred’s oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde’s vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.
Rated R | Length 118 minutes
Actors
Stephen Fry | Jude Law | Vanessa Redgrave | Jennifer Ehle | Gemma Jones | Judy Parfitt | Michael Sheen | Zoë Wanamaker | Tom Wilkinson | Ioan Gruffudd | Orlando Bloom | James D'Arcy | Andrew Havill | Jason Morell | Jamie Lee | Matthew Mills | Peter Barkworth | Adam Garcia | Joseph May | Orlando Wells | Robert Lang | David Westhead | Laurence Owen | Benedict Sandiford | Mark Letheren | Robin Kermode | Avril Elgar | Jean Ainslie | Biddy Hodson | Judi Maynard | Hugh Munro | Michael Simkins | Albert Welling | Philip Locke | Bob Sessions | James Vaughan | Richard Cubison | John Bleasdale | Peter Forbes | Peter Harding | Edward Laurie | Geoffrey Leesley | Colin MacLachlan | Arthur Whybrow | Hywel Simons