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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Nov 8, 1988
0h 42m
★ 1.0

Overview

Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love – made while he was being cross-examined at the trial that led to his incarceration and death – is strikingly illustrated, word by word, with Mapplethorpe-like imagery.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arts Council of Great Britain

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Cast

Quentin Crisp

Narrator

Quentin Crisp

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