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

Released

1985-03-26

Genres

Drama

Runtime

120 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Henry Herbert