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Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken HughesDirector
- Ron GoodwinOriginal Music Composer
- Ken HughesScreenplay
Cast
- Peter FinchOscar
- Yvonne MitchellConstance
- James MasonEdward Carson
- Nigel PatrickSir Edward Clarke
- John FraserLord Alfred Douglas
- Lionel JeffriesMarquis of Queensberry
- Emrys JonesRobbie Ross
- Maxine AudleyAda Leverson
- Sonia DresdelLady Wilde
- Meredith EdwardsAuctioneer
- Lloyd LambleCharles Humphries
- Anthony NewlandsFirst Clerk of Arraigns
Stills
Themes
london, englandhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookcourt casesex scandalmale friendshipbiographybased on true storysodomybased on play or musicalrise and fallvictorian england