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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917 German film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (German: 'Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray') is a 1917 German silent fantasy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Ernst Pittschau, and Ernst Ludwig. The film is based on the 1890 novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Manfred Noa.
Cast
* Bernd Aldor as Dorian Gray
* Ernst Pittschau as Sir Henry Wotton
* Ernst Ludwig as Basil Hallward, painter
* Andreas Van Horn as Alan Campbell, pharmacist
* Lea Lara as Sibyl Vane
* Sophie Pagay as Dorian's mother
* Arthur Wellin as James Vane, Sibyl's brother
* Lupu Pick as Dorian's valet
See also
* Adaptations of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'
Bibliography
* Kohl, Norbert. 'Oscar Wilde: The Works of a Conformist Rebel'. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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