The Picture of 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.
Plot summary
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
Reception The film received a positive review in the German film magazine Der Kinematograph, specifically praising Oswald's skill as a director, and Aldor's performance in the lead role.
See also Adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray
Bibliography Kohl, Norbert. Oscar Wilde: The Works of a Conformist Rebel. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
References
External links
The German Early Cinema Database