Stars: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Zoe Wanamaker, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Lang

Director: Brian Gilbert

Summary: The life and times of Oscar Wilde, a married man with children who in Victorian London finally confronts who he really is and is persecuted for it. Includes the 24 minute documentary 'Simply Wilde'.

This unconventional biopic traces the brilliant, witty, and tragic life of Oscar Wilde from his rise to fame as a much-in-demand author and public speaker to his downfall and ultimate imprisonment for homosexuality. Thoughout the melodrama, the amazing performance of comic actor and author Stephen Fry, as Wilde, shines through. Also starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jude Law.

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Consciously crafted by director George Stevens as a piece of American myth making, Shaneis on nearly everyone's shortlist of great movie Westerns. A buckskin knight, Shane (Alan Ladd) rides into the middle of a range war between farmers and cattlemen, quickly siding with the "sod-busters". While helping a kindly farmer (Van Heflin), Shane falls platonically in love with the man's wife (Jean Arthur, in the last screen performance of a marvellous career). Though the showdowns are exciting, and the story simple but involving, what most people will remember about this movie is the friendship between the stoical Shane and the young son of the farmers. The kid is played by Brandon De Wilde, an amazing child performer; his parting scene with Shane is guaranteed to draw tears from even the most stony-hearted moviegoer. And speaking of stony hearts, Jack Palance made a sensational impression as the evil gunslinger sent to clean house--he has fewer lines of dialogue than he has lines in his magnificently craggy face, but he makes them count. The photography, highlighting the landscape near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, won an Oscar. --Robert Horton

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen, 4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Simply Wilde Documentary
Year:	1997
Release Date:	September 20, 1999
Runtime:	112 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	056 432 2
Keywords:	General, Wide, Screen, Wilde, Drama, Historical
Genre:	Drama