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Screenplay Rupert Everett
Director Rupert Everett

The Happy Prince

Drama2018

Release Date: 2018-04-12

Duration: 101 minutes

Synopsis

In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.

Casting

  • Rupert Everett
    Oscar Wilde
  • Colin Firth
    Reggie Turner
  • Tom Wilkinson
    Father Dunne
  • Béatrice Dalle
    Café Concert Manager
  • Colin Morgan
    Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
  • Emily Watson
    Constance Wilde
  • Joshua McGuire
    Ambrose Smithers - Undergraduate #1
  • Benjamin Voisin
    Jean
  • Ronald Pickup
    Judge
  • Anna Chancellor
    Mrs. Arbuthnott