OSCAR WILDE
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, nicknamed Bosie. After legal action instigated by Bosie's father, the mad Marquess of Queensberry, Wilde refused to flee the country and was sentenced to two years at hard labour by the courts of an intolerant Victorian society.
| DIRECTOR | Brian Gilbert |
| YEAR | 1997 |
| STATUS | completed |
| FESTIVALS AWARDS | Golden Globe nomination 1997 for Best Actor Stephen Fry |
| CAST | Stephen Fry Jude Law Vanessa Redgrave Jennifer Ehle Gemmy Jones Judy Parfitt Michael Sheen Zoe Wanamaker Tom Wilkinson |
| CO PRODUCTION WITH | Samuelson Production in co-production with Dove International NDF International/Pony Canyon Pandora Film Capitol Films BBC Films in association with Greenlight Fund |
| SUPPORTED BY | |
| WORLD SALES | Capitol Films (London) |
| GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR | Pandora Film / Kinowelt |
| LENGTH | 112 min. |
| FORMAT | colour 35mm cinemascope Dolby Stereo |
| SHOOTING LOCATION | UK |
| ORIGINAL LANGUAGE | English |
| PRODUCERS | Marc Samuelson (producer) Peter Samuelson (producer) Michiyo Yoshizaki/Michael Viner/Deborah Raffin/ Alex Graham/Alan Howden (executive producers) |
| WRITERS | Julian Mitchell(based on the biography "Oscar Wilde" by Richard Ellmann) |
| CASTING | Sarah Bird |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Martin Fuhrer |
| PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Nick O'Hogan |
| EDITING | Michael Bradsell |
| MUSIC | Debbie Wiseman |
| SOUND | Jim Greenhorn |
| ART DIRECTION | Maria Djurkovic |
| COSTUMES | Nic Ede |
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| SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | n/s |
| DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | yes |
| LINKS | www.oscarwilde.com; www.capitolfilms.com |
