Overview

England, 1891. Ascending writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) meets Lord Alfred Douglas, a young nobleman. Over the years, they will maintain an intimate relationship that will be openly criticized by Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, in such a harsh way that Wilde, instigated by Alfred, decides to sue Queensberry in 1895, accusing him of defamation.

Genres

Cast

Robert Morley

Oscar Wilde

Ralph Richardson

Sir Edward Carson

Phyllis Calvert

Constance Wilde

John Neville

Lord Alfred Douglas

Dennis Price

Robert Ross

Alexander Knox

Sir Edgar Clarke

Edward Chapman

Marquis of Queensberry

Robert Harris

Justice Henn Collins

Henry Oscar

Justice Wills

Martin Benson

George Alexander

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Lionel Johnson

Martin Boddey

Inspector Richards