Thursday, November 6, 2014

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)


Eros Films (UK)
Directed by Ken Hughes
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Successful London playwright Oscar Wilde is accused of sodomy by the father of one of his many lovers. Wilde fights back with a libel suit, but the ensuing trial reveals more of his private life than he intends. Wonderfully acted by Peter Finch as Wilde, Lionel Jeffries as his accuser and James Mason as the prosecuting attorney. Vividly realized Victorian setting provides the backdrop to a debate which continues in earnest today.

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