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Summary:

Dorian Gray is an innocent young man who has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after he falls under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian soon jilts his fiancee, which leads to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery. Dorian realizes that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his childhood playroom, becomes almost hideous to behold. But Dorian still has one pure love - Gladys, the niece of the original painter.

Contributors:

Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996 , film producer

Lewin, Albert, 1894-1968 , screenwriter, film producer

Sanders, George, 1906-1972 , actor

Hatfield, Hurd, 1918-1998 , actor

Reed, Donna, 1921-1986 , actor

Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022 , actor

Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984 , actor

Gilmore, Lowell, 1907-1960 , actor

Fraser, Richard, 1913-1972 , actor

Stradling, Harry, 1901-1970 , director of photography

Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960 , art director

Peters, Hans, 1894-1976 , art director

Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989 , editor of moving image work

Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949 , composer

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Warner Home Video (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

English dialogue, optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.

Main Work:

Picture of Dorian Gray (Motion picture)

Included Works:

Stairway to light

Quiet please!

Related Works:

Picture of Dorian Gray [by Wilde, O.]

Alternate Titles:

Cover title: Oscar Wilde's The picture of Dorian Gray
Also known as: Portrait of Dorian Gray

Subjects:

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 — Film adaptations

Gray, Dorian (Fictitious character) — Drama

Men — Conduct of life — Drama

Portraits — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Influence (Psychology) — Drama

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

Gray, Dorian (Fictitious character)

Men — Conduct of life

Men.

Portraits

Man-woman relationships

Influence (Psychology)

Genres:

Motion pictures

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Horror films

Film adaptations

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.

Performers:

Cast: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Lowell Gilmore, Richard Fraser.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Harry Stradling ; art director, Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters ; editor, Ferris Webster ; music, Herbert Stothart.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Based on the novel of the same title by Oscar Wilde.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
Full screen.
The picture of Dorian Gray: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Harry Stradling)
Special features: Commentary by Angela Lansbury and historian Steve Haberman ; Oscar-winning short "Stairway to light" ; Oscar-winning cartoon "Quiet please!" ; theatrical trailer.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white with Technicolor inserts ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; Dolby Digital mono

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

PIC 1945 DVD

ISBNs:

141987134X
9781419871344

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 883929002955
[Unknown Type]: g2009:378710
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 1000035741
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 2000003625
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 3000017773

OCLC Numbers:

236209868