Wilde

1997 R 1h 58m 6.9

The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.

The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realization of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed Bosie. After legal action instigated by Bosie's father, the enraged Marquise of Queensberry, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to two years at hard labor by the courts of an intolerant Victorian society.

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Studio(s): Dove International, Pandora Film

Originally Released: United States on Sep 01, 1997

Box Office Gross: $10,000,000.00

Budget: $10,000,000.00

Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance