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Wilde

Loved for being unique. Hated for being different.

1997 · R · 1h 58m

Directed by Brian Gilbert

6.6

TMDB audience score
299 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.

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Cast

  • Stephen Fry
    Oscar Wilde

  • Jude Law
    Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

  • Vanessa Redgrave
    Lady Speranza Wilde

  • Jennifer Ehle
    Constance Lloyd Wilde

  • Gemma Jones
    Lady Queensberry

  • Judy Parfitt
    Lady Mount-Temple

  • Michael Sheen
    Robbie Ross

  • Zoë Wanamaker
    Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'

  • Tom Wilkinson
    Marquess of Queensberry

  • Ioan Gruffudd
    John Gray

  • Orlando Bloom
    Rent Boy

  • James D'Arcy
    First Friend

  • Andrew Havill
    Algernon

  • Jason Morell
    Ernest Dowson

  • Jamie Lee
    Second Friend

  • Matthew Mills
    Lionel Johnson

  • Peter Barkworth
    Charles Gill

  • Adam Garcia
    Jones