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- Wilde combines Drama and History elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.6/10 from 299 votes.
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Wilde
Loved for being unique. Hated for being different.
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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Stephen FryOscar Wilde
Jude LawLord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
Vanessa RedgraveLady Speranza Wilde
Jennifer EhleConstance Lloyd Wilde
Gemma JonesLady Queensberry
Judy ParfittLady Mount-Temple
Michael SheenRobbie Ross
Zoë WanamakerAda Leverson 'Sphinx'
Tom WilkinsonMarquess of Queensberry
Ioan GruffuddJohn Gray
Orlando BloomRent Boy
James D'ArcyFirst Friend
Andrew HavillAlgernon
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, History.
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prisoncoming outlondon, englandwifebiographyvictorian englandmale homosexualityauthor
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