Released
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
November 8 1988 (about 36 years ago)Rating
10
Based on
1 review
- Director: Richard Kwietniowski
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 42 m
- Budget: $500,000
- Country: United Kingdom
- Company: Arts Council of Great Britain
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.
