At the peak of his fame, playwright Oscar Wilde is accused of salacious behaviour by Marquess of Queensberry, possibly having been 'set up' by Marquess' son Lord Alfred Douglas (John Neville), who was at odds with his strict father. British character actor Robert Morley is fine, although a bit pudgy, as the titular author but Edward Chapman is great as the vindictive nobleman who is determined to see the Wilde put away for 'the love that dares not speak its name'. The court scenes are great and watching the various litigants and their representatives trying to avoid stating what exactly was supposedly going on behind closed doors is amusing. Not knowing much about Wilde, I have no opinion on the 'authenticity' of this film but I found it interesting and entertaining. From a perspective of about 60 years after the film was made (1960), which was about 60 years after the actual events (1895), the shifting attitudes toward social norms, acceptable behaviour, and homosexuality are intriguing.