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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
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Synopsis
Peter Finch portrays the titular flamboyant Irish poet/playwright in The Trials of Oscar Wilde. The storyline, lifted to a great extent from actual court records, recounts Wilde's late 19th century libel action against the Marquis of Queensbury. The author loses, whereupon he himself is tried for sodomy due to his homosexual affair with the Marquis' son, Lord Douglas. Wilde is sentence to five years in prison; the public humiliation leads to the once-proud writer's immortal poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol--and to his premature death in 1900. The film had to tiptoe around certain touchy legalities, in that sodomy was still a punishable offence in British courts in 1960. The US title for this film was The Trial of Oscar Wilde, effectively killing the ironic double meaning of the plural British title. In certain regions, the film was shown as The Man with the Green Carnation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Maxine Audley Ada Leverson
Derek Aylward Lord Percy Douglas
Charles Carson Justice Charles
Naomi Chance Lily Langtry
Sonia Dresdel Lady Wilde
Meredith Edwards Auctioneer
Peter Finch Oscar Wilde
Ian Fleming Arthur
Michael Goodliffe Charles Gill
Gladys Henson Landlady
Emrys Jones Robbie Ross
Yvonne Mitchell Constance Wilde
Laurence Naismith Prince of Wales
Anthony Newlands First Clerk of Arraigns
Paul Rogers Frank Harris
Campbell Singer Insector
James Booth Alfred Wood
Lionel Jeffries Marquis of Queensberry
James Mason Sir Edward Carson
Nigel Patrick Sir Edward Clarke
A.J. Brown Justice Collins
Liam Gaffney Willie Wilde
Ronald Cardew Lord Sonning
David Ensor Justice Wills
Cicely Paget-Bowman Lady Queensberry
John Fraser Lord Alfred Douglas

Production Crew

Bill Constable Art Director
H.M. Hyde Book Author
Ted Moore Cinematographer
Ron Goodwin Composer (Music Score)
Ken Hughes Director
Geoffrey Foot Editor
John Fernald Play Author
John Furnell Play Author
Montgomery Hyde Play Author
Albert R. Broccoli Producer
Harold Huth Producer
Ken Adam Production Designer
Ken Hughes Screenwriter
Year: 1960
Runtime: 123
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Kingsley International Pictures
Viceroy
Warwick Productions

Release
by Eros

Awards
1960 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1960 - Best Foreign Film - Golden Globe
1960 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1960 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television
1960 - Best Foreign Film - Golden Globe
1960 - Best Foreign Film - Hollywood Foreign Press Association