Wilde
Wilde
Release: 1997-09-01
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.6
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Dove International
Pandora Film
BBC Film
Capitol Films
samuelson productions
Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
Pony Canyon
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Zoë Wanamaker
as Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'
Benedict Sandiford
as Alfred Wood
Mark Letheren
as Charles Parker
Albert Welling
as Arthur
Peter Forbes
as Detective
Hywel Simons
as Reporter
Jamie Lee
as Second Friend
Adam Garcia
as Jones
Arthur Whybrow
as Doorkeeper
Jude Law
as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
Vanessa Redgrave
as Lady Speranza Wilde
Michael Sheen
as Robbie Ross
Orlando Bloom
as Rent Boy
Orlando Wells
as Undergraduate
Joseph May
as First Miner
Avril Elgar
as Lady Bracknell
Jennifer Ehle
as Constance Lloyd Wilde
Judy Parfitt
as Lady Mount-Temple
Robin Kermode
as George Alexander
Bridget Hodson
as Gwendolen
Michael Simkins
as Lord Illingworth
Stephen Fry
as Oscar Wilde
Gemma Jones
as Lady Queensberry
Ioan Gruffudd
as John Gray
Andrew Havill
as Algernon
David Westhead
as Edward Carson
Philip Locke
as Judge
Richard Cubison
as Head Waiter
Tom Wilkinson
as Marquess of Queensberry
James D'Arcy
as First Friend
Peter Barkworth
as Charles Gill
Robert Lang
as C.O. Humphreys
