Wilde

Name: Wilde
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1997-09-01
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones

Loved for being unique. Hated for being different.

Wilde (1997)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Video for the film Wilde — Wilde Trailer

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Release date

1997-09-01

Country

Germany, Japan, United Kingdom

Production

BBC Film, Pony Canyon, Capitol Films, Pandora Film, Dove International, Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft, samuelson productions

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

$10 000 000

Box office

$2 158 775

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Director

Brian Gilbert

Actors

Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Zoë Wanamaker, Tom Wilkinson, Ioan Gruffudd
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Scenario

Producer

Alex Graham, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson, Alex Graham, Michiyo Yoshizaki, Michael Viner, Alan Howden

Camera operator

Martin Fuhrer

Composer

Arthur Sullivan

Artist

Audition

Editing

Michael Bradsell
Whole Team (36)

Short description

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.

What's left behind the scenes

Producer Mark Samuelsson himself admitted that Stephen Fry would be excellent in the role of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), but Fry wasn't considered a star, so securing funding for the project was difficult.