Movie
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · 125 min
A stately, dialogue-driven courtroom drama that slowly tightens around a charismatic man's downfall, leaving a lingering sense of injustice and sorrow.
- Directed by
- Ken Hughes
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason
- Tagline
- This man… This Oscar Wilde!
- Overview
- England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an ongoing feud with the latter in order to ruin his reputation and cause his fall from grace.
- How it feels
- Tense, melancholic, cynical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, betrayal, identity, power
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ken Hughes
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason
