Wilde poster
Screenplay Julian Mitchell
Director Brian Gilbert

Wilde

Tagline: Loved for being unique. Hated for being different.

Release Date: 1997-09-01

Duration: 118 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Ioan Gruffudd
    John Gray
  • Jude Law
    Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
  • Michael Sheen
    Robbie Ross
  • Orlando Bloom
    Rent Boy
  • Jennifer Ehle
    Constance Lloyd Wilde
  • Gemma Jones
    Lady Queensberry
  • James D'Arcy
    First Friend
  • Tom Wilkinson
    Marquess of Queensberry
  • Zoë Wanamaker
    Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'
  • Adam Garcia
    Jones