Prisoner C33
In 1896, in cell 3, on floor 3, in Reading Gaol, we find Prisoner C33.
2022 · 68 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, History, TV Movie
Reading Gaol, England, 1896. Prisoner C33, starving and thin, unable to wash properly, is a brilliant writer, husband and father of two, once the most beloved artist in Victorian London. His real name is Oscar Wilde.
Directed by Trevor Nunn · Written by Stuart Paterson
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