For those who aren’t familiar with the story of the downfall of Irish writer Oscar Wilde at the hands of an intolerant Victorian society, Ken Hughes’ The Trials of Oscar Wilde does a good job in fleshing out the highlights of history without getting into any of the biological basics.
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Released: 01 May 1960
Rated: PG
Runtime: 123 min
Director: Ken Hughes
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Cast: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason
Writer(s): Ken Hughes, Montgomery Hyde, John Furnell
Plot: A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.
IMDB rating: 7.1
MetaScore: N/A
Disc Information
Studio: MGM...
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