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| Columbia TriStar (1997) | |||||
| Biography, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, History | |||||
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#202 |
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8*
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| Tom Wilkinson | Marquess of Queensberry | |
| Michael Sheen | Robbie Ross | |
| Jude Law | Lord Alfred Douglas | |
| Robert Lang | C.O. Humphreys | |
| Judy Parfitt | Lady Mount-Temple | |
| Gemma Jones | Lady Queensberry | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Lady Speranza Wilde | |
| Stephen Fry | Oscar Wilde | |
| Jennifer Ehle | Constance Lloyd Wilde | |
| Philip Locke | Judge | |
| Zo Wanamaker | ||
| Ioan Gruffudd | John Gray | |
| Peter Barkworth | Charles Gill | |
| David Westhead | Edward Carson | |
| Zoe Wanamaker | Ada Leverson | |
| Jack Knight | Cyril Wilde | |
| Jason Morell | Ernest Dowson | |
| Matthew Mills | Lionel Johnson | |
| Jackson Leach | Cyril Wilde, aged 4 |
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| Producer | Marc Samuelson
Peter Samuelson |
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| Writer/Composer | Richard Ellmann
Julian Mitchell |
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| Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer
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| Music | Arthur Sullivan
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The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed Bosie. After legal action instigated by Bosie's father, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to to two years at hard labour |
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