Wilde

Wilde

118 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 1, 1997

The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.

Wilde

118 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 1, 1997

Wilde
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Pandora Film, BBC, capitol international, Dove International
Original title Wilde
Directors Cordelia Hardy, Elizabeth West, Brian Gilbert
Writers Richard Ellmann, Julian Mitchell

Cast

Stephen Fry

as Oscar Wilde

Jude Law

as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

Vanessa Redgrave

as Lady Speranza Wilde

Jennifer Ehle

as Constance Lloyd Wilde

Gemma Jones

as Lady Queensberry

Judy Parfitt

as Lady Mount-Temple

Michael Sheen

as Robbie Ross

Zoƫ Wanamaker

as Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'

Tom Wilkinson

as Marquess of Queensberry

Ioan Gruffudd

as John Gray

Orlando Bloom

as Rent Boy

James D'Arcy

as First Friend

Andrew Havill

as Algernon

Jason Morell

as Ernest Dowson

Jamie Lee

as Second Friend

Matthew Mills

as Lionel Johnson

Peter Barkworth

as Charles Gill

Adam Garcia

as Jones

Joseph May

as First Miner

Orlando Wells

as Undergraduate

Robert Lang

as C.O. Humphreys

David Westhead

as Edward Carson

Laurence Owen

as Vyvyan Wilde

Benedict Sandiford

as Alfred Wood

Mark Letheren

as Charles Parker

Robin Kermode

as George Alexander

Avril Elgar

as Lady Bracknell

Jean Ainslie

as Miss Prism

Bridget Hodson

as Gwendolen

Judi Maynard

as Mrs. Allonby

Hugh Munro

as Chasuble

Michael Simkins

as Lord Illingworth

Albert Welling

as Arthur

Philip Locke

as Judge

Bob Sessions

as Mine Owner

James Vaughan

as Hotel Manager

Richard Cubison

as Head Waiter

John Bleasdale

as Warder

Peter Forbes

as Detective

Peter Harding

as Doorman at the Cadogan

Edward Laurie

as Cabman

Geoffrey Leesley

as Policeman

Colin MacLachlan

as Prison Officer

Arthur Whybrow

as Doorkeeper

Hywel Simons

as Reporter