CINEMA

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

198842m3.7 (3)
Drama

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.

Crew

Richard Kwietniowski

Richard Kwietniowski

Writer

Richard Kwietniowski

Richard Kwietniowski

Director

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Writer

BL

Bob Locke

Original Music Composer

TN

Tim Norfolk

Original Music Composer

RG

Richard Grassby-Lewis

Original Music Composer

OC

Oliver Curtis

Director of Photography

Cast

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Narrator

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