Peter Finch turns in an outstanding performance as Oscar Wilde, a man of words and wit...but very little wisdom, at least when it comes to affairs of the heart. It is 1894 an Oscar Wilde is the toast of London, always ready with a play to delight and a bon mot to amuse the aristocratic company he keeps. But when the Marquis of Queensberry (Lionel Jeffries) accuses Wilde of having an "unnatural" relationship with his son (John Fraser), Wilde is set upon a path that will prove devastating.