Revealing mistake: The paddle steamer on which Wilde crosses the Channel has her name "Waverley" visible on the bow. The Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer, was launched in 1946, 46 years after Wilde's death. Replacing the name with the name of a real paddle steamer of the era would probably have been a good idea.
The Happy Prince (2018)
Directed by: Rupert Everett
Starring: Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett
Factual error: Wilde and Bosie meet at a railway station that is just signed "Rouen." There were then two main railway stations in Rouen: Rouen-Rive-Droite and Rouen Saint-Sever (or Rouen-Rive-Gauche). Neither would have a sign saying just "Rouen."
Oscar Wilde: I am my own Judas.
Reggie Turner: How do you like your new name?
Oscar Wilde: Almost as much as I loathe the old one.
Oscar Wilde: I'm dying beyond my means.
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