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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gregory Ratoff
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1960 Wide
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Cast
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Robert Morley
as Oscar Wilde
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Phyllis Calvert
as Constance Wilde
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John Neville
as Lord Alfred Douglas
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Ralph Richardson
as Sir Edward Carson
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Dennis Price
as Robert Ross
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Alexander Knox
as Sir Edgar Clarke
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Edward Chapman
as Marquis of Queensberry
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Martin Benson
as George Alexander
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Robert H. Harris
as Justice Henn Collins
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Henry Oscar
as Justice Wills
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William Devlin
as Solicitor-General
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Stephen Dartnell
as Cobbli
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Ronald Leigh-Hunt
as Lionel Johnson
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Leonard Sachs
as Richard Legallienne
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Tom Chatto
as Clerk of Arraigns
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Martin Boddey
as Inspector Richards
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Tony Doonan
as Wood
