Released:
1988-05-06

Overview:
London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.

Director:
Ken Russell

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Glenda Jackson
  as
  Herodias / Lady Alice
• 
  Stratford Johns
  as
  Herod / Alfred Taylor
• 
  Nickolas Grace
  as
  Oscar Wilde
• 
  Douglas Hodge
  as
  John the Baptist / 'Bosey'
• 
  Imogen Millais Scott
  as
  Salome / Rose