Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie (1985)
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
Director: Henry Herbert
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Michael Gambon as |
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Robin McCallum as |
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Tim Hardy as |
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Karl Howman as |
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John Hudson as |
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Bryan Murray as |
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Nick Reding as |
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Emily Richard as |
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Norman Rodway as |
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Michael Pennington as |
| Directing | Henry Herbert | Director |