The Picture of Dorian Gray Brief Information

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel of the same name. Released in March 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is directed by Albert Lewin and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features four inserts in 3-strip Technicolor of Dorian's portrait as a special effect (the first two of his portrait's original state, and the second two after a major period of degeneracy).

The Picture of Dorian Gray News

• Angelina Jolie, Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin getting honors
• Library book returned after 78 years
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• Oscar Wilde letters fetch a total of $54,000 at auction in England