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Oscar (1985)

Oscar

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2h

Biography, Drama, Historical

March 26th, 1985

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Synopsis

As in earlier Oscar Wilde biopics, this version preoccupies itself with the homosexuality scandal involving Lord Alfred Douglas and his lordship's political powerful father, the Marquis of Queensbury. Arrested for corrupting Lord Douglas' morals, Wilde spends a debilitating five years in Reading Gaol, emerging a shattered shell of his former self

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Cast

Michael Gambon
Oscar Wilde
Robin McCallum
Lord Alfred Douglas
Tim Hardy
Alfred Taylor
Karl Howman
Fred Atkins
John Hudson
Robert Ross
Bryan Murray
George Bernard Shaw
Nick Reding
Charlie Parker
Emily Richard
Constance Wilde
Norman Rodway
The Marquis of Queensberry
Michael Pennington
Narrator
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Directors

Henry Herbert
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Producers

John Hawkesworth
executive producer
(3 episodes, 1985)
Carol Robertson
producer
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Writers

John Hawkesworth
writer
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Taglines

The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Keywords

prison
historical event
gay interest
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 14th, 1987 (Belgium)
February 23rd, 1986 (Netherlands)
March 26th, 1985 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Alternative Titles

Oscar (original title)
Forbidden Passion: Oscar Wilde (new title)
Oscar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Running Times

120 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

Consolidated
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)

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