The Happy Prince - DVD

In a cheap Parisian hotel, Oscar Wilde lies on his death bed and recalls his past with wit and irony. Was he once the most famous man in London? He reviews the failed attempt to reconcile with his long suffering wife, the ensuing reprisal of his fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and the devotion of Robbie Ross, who tried and failed to save him from himself. From Dieppe to Naples to Paris, Oscar is a penniless vagabond, shunned

The story of eminent American tragedian Edwin Booth (Richard Burton), whose life and career is thrown into turmoil with the death of his wife and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by his younger brother John Wilkes Booth (John Derek).

In a town full of suffering people, the statue of a Happy Prince asks a swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor. Vbooks.tv presents The Happy Prince and Other Tales.