The Trials of Oscar Wilde
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde is a 1960 British courtroom drama film depicting the real-life libel and gross indecency trials that led to the downfall and imprisonment of playwright Oscar Wilde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Trials of Oscar Wilde canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Trials of Oscar Wilde Context triple: [Ken Hughes, notableWork, The Trials of Oscar Wilde]
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A.
Oscar Wilde libel trial
The Oscar Wilde libel trial was the 1895 court case in which playwright Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, leading to Wilde’s own prosecution and conviction for “gross indecency” and his subsequent downfall.
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The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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Diary of a Victorian Dandy
Diary of a Victorian Dandy is a photographic art series by Yinka Shonibare that reimagines Victorian high society with a Black dandy protagonist to explore race, class, and colonialism.
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E.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Trials of Oscar Wilde Target entity description: The Trials of Oscar Wilde is a 1960 British courtroom drama film depicting the real-life libel and gross indecency trials that led to the downfall and imprisonment of playwright Oscar Wilde.
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A.
Oscar Wilde libel trial
The Oscar Wilde libel trial was the 1895 court case in which playwright Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, leading to Wilde’s own prosecution and conviction for “gross indecency” and his subsequent downfall.
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B.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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C.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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D.
Diary of a Victorian Dandy
Diary of a Victorian Dandy is a photographic art series by Yinka Shonibare that reimagines Victorian high society with a Black dandy protagonist to explore race, class, and colonialism.
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E.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
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courtroom drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life trials of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ted Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
gross indecency trials of Oscar Wilde
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libel trial of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| director |
Ken Hughes
NERFINISHED
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Peter Finch (uncredited co-direction is sometimes noted in sources) ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Thelma Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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courtroom drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Man with the Green Carnation (working or alternative title in some markets) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | A (British Board of Film Censors, original release) ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ron Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Lord Alfred Douglas
NERFINISHED
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Marquess of Queensberry NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
Oscar Wilde's criminal trials for gross indecency
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Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
homosexuality and Victorian morality
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legal injustice ⓘ |
| producer |
Albert R. Broccoli
NERFINISHED
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Irving Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warwick Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtime | 123 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Furnell
NERFINISHED
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Ken Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| stars |
James Mason
NERFINISHED
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Lionel Jeffries NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Trials of Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Trials of Oscar Wilde Description of subject: The Trials of Oscar Wilde is a 1960 British courtroom drama film depicting the real-life libel and gross indecency trials that led to the downfall and imprisonment of playwright Oscar Wilde.
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