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Wilde (1997)

Loved for being unique. Hated for being different.

118 minDramaHistory
TMDb6.6/10289 votes

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.

Country: Germany, Japan, United Kingdom

Director: Brian Gilbert

Cast

Stephen Fry as Oscar Wilde

Stephen Fry

Oscar Wilde

Jude Law as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

Jude Law

Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

Vanessa Redgrave as Lady Speranza Wilde

Vanessa Redgrave

Lady Speranza Wilde

Jennifer Ehle as Constance Lloyd Wilde

Jennifer Ehle

Constance Lloyd Wilde

Gemma Jones as Lady Queensberry

Gemma Jones

Lady Queensberry

Judy Parfitt as Lady Mount-Temple

Judy Parfitt

Lady Mount-Temple

Michael Sheen as Robbie Ross

Michael Sheen

Robbie Ross

Zoë Wanamaker as Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'

Zoë Wanamaker

Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'

Tom Wilkinson as Marquess of Queensberry

Tom Wilkinson

Marquess of Queensberry

Ioan Gruffudd as John Gray

Ioan Gruffudd

John Gray

Orlando Bloom as Rent Boy

Orlando Bloom

Rent Boy

James D'Arcy as First Friend

James D'Arcy

First Friend

Andrew Havill as Algernon

Andrew Havill

Algernon

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Jason Morell

Ernest Dowson

Keywords

Style:historical drama
Plot:coming outwifebiographymale homosexualityauthorplaywrightlgbtmarriage problemsgay themewistfulbitterambiguousbased on real personbiographical drama
Time:victorian england19th century1900s1890s
Place:prisonlondon, englandireland

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