Oscar Wilde (1960)
Country: GB
Technical: bw 96m
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Cast: Robert Morley, John Neville, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson
Synopsis:
Fêted playwright, Oscar Wilde, initiates a libel suit against the Marquis of Queensbury, also the father of his young lover, and finds himself defending himself and his morals in open court.
Review:
One of two films based on the same material to come out in the same year (the other, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, was equally good), this boasted the great Robert Morley, who had made his portrayal of the role famous on stage. It is from a great tradition of quality British film-making, literately written and eloquently performed, and even good to look at. The approach is also characteristically respectful and circumspect, compared with the later Wilde (1997).
Country: GB
Technical: bw 96m
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Cast: Robert Morley, John Neville, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson
Synopsis:
Fêted playwright, Oscar Wilde, initiates a libel suit against the Marquis of Queensbury, also the father of his young lover, and finds himself defending himself and his morals in open court.
Review:
One of two films based on the same material to come out in the same year (the other, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, was equally good), this boasted the great Robert Morley, who had made his portrayal of the role famous on stage. It is from a great tradition of quality British film-making, literately written and eloquently performed, and even good to look at. The approach is also characteristically respectful and circumspect, compared with the later Wilde (1997).
Country: GB
Technical: bw 96m
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Cast: Robert Morley, John Neville, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson
Synopsis:
Fêted playwright, Oscar Wilde, initiates a libel suit against the Marquis of Queensbury, also the father of his young lover, and finds himself defending himself and his morals in open court.
Review:
One of two films based on the same material to come out in the same year (the other, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, was equally good), this boasted the great Robert Morley, who had made his portrayal of the role famous on stage. It is from a great tradition of quality British film-making, literately written and eloquently performed, and even good to look at. The approach is also characteristically respectful and circumspect, compared with the later Wilde (1997).