Oscar Wilde (1960)
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Robert Morley is ideally cast as the legendary playwright, poet, and wit Oscar Wilde in this biographical look at the author's tumultuous life. While he was married to a woman named Constance (Phyllis Calvert), Wilde was primarily attracted to men, and at the height of his fame, he became involved with Lord Alfred Douglas (John Neville), the estranged son of the Marquis of Queensberry (Edward Chapman). The Marquis, who disliked Wilde, publicly referred to him as a "sodomite," and Wilde sued for libel. However, in the midst of the resultant trial, Sir Edward Carson (Ralph Richardson) badgered Wilde into admitting his homosexuality under oath; Wilde lost his libel suit, and was then successfully prosecuted for indecency, for which he served two years at hard labor. Wilde died a poor and emotionally shattered man in Paris a few years later. Oscar Wilde was produced at roughly the same time as The Trials of Oscar Wilde, in which Peter Finch played the title role. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Robert Morley - Oscar Wilde
- John Neville - Lord Alfred Douglas
- Dennis Price - Robert Ross
- Edward Chapman - Marquis of Queensberry
- Robert Harris - Justice Henn Collins
- William Devlin - Solicitor-General
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Lionel Johnson
- Tom Chatto - Clerk of Arraigns
- Tony Doonan - Wood
- Phyllis Calvert - Constance Wilde
- Ralph Richardson - Sir Edward Carson
- Alexander Knox - Sir Edgar Clarke
- Martin Benson - George Alexander
- Henry Oscar - Justice Wills
- Stephen Dartnell - Cobbli
- Leonard Sachs - Richard Legallienne
- Martin Boddey - Inspector Richards
- Director(s):
- Gregory Ratoff
- Writer(s):
- Joe Eisinger
- Producer(s):
- William Kirby
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