The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde first published in 1890. In his preface to this, the only novel that he ever wrote, Wilde remarked "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all."

Film/television

Adaptations of the novel

At least 15 film/television adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray have either been released or are currently in production. These vary widely in their faithfulness to the original novel, with some versions updating the period in which the story is set, and some even altering the gender of the story's protagonists. These are listed in chronological order of release.

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Film - Television - Gender - Protagonist - Chronological

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• Dorian Grays Portræt (1910)
• :Directed by Axel Strøm
• :Starring Valdemar Psilander as Dorian Gray
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1913)
• :Directed by Phillips Smalley
• :Starring Wallace Reid as Dorian Gray
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)
• :Directed by Fred W Durrant; screenplay by Rowland Talbot
• :Starring Henry Victor as Dorian Gray; Sydney Bland as Basil Hallward; Jack Jordan as Henry Wotton; Pat O'Malley as Sybil Vane
• Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1917)
• :Directed by Richard Oswald; screenplay by Richard Oswald
• :Starring Bernd Aldor as Dorian Gray; Ernst Ludwig as Basil Hallward; Ernst Pittschau as Henry Wotton; Lea Lara as Sibyl Vane
• Az Élet királya (1918)
• :Directed by Alfréd Deésy; screenplay by József Pakots
• :Starring Norbert Dán as Dorian Gray; Gusztáv Turán as Basil Hallward; Bela Lugosi (credited as Arisztid Olt) as Henry Wotton; Ila Lóth as Sibyl Vane
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
• :Directed by Albert Lewin; screenplay by Albert Lewin
• :Starring Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray; Lowell Gilmore as Basil Hallward; George Sanders as Henry Wotton; Angela Lansbury as Sibyl Vane
• Dorian Gray, also known as The Evils of Dorian Gray or The Secret of Dorian Gray (1970)
• :Directed by Massimo Dallamano; screenplay by Marcello Coscia; Massimo Dallamano and Günter Ebert
• :Starring Helmut Berger as Dorian Gray; Richard Todd as Basil Hallward; Herbert Lom as Henry Wotton; Marie Liljedahl as Sybil Vane
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
• :Directed by Glenn Jordan; screenplay by John Tomerlin
• :Starring Shane Briant as Dorian Gray; Charles Aidman as Basil Hallward; Nigel Davenport as Henry Wotton; Vanessa Howard as Sybil Vane
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)
• :Directed by John Gorrie; screenplay by John Osborne
• :Starring Peter Firth as Dorian Gray; Jeremy Brett as Basil Hallward; John Gielgud as Henry Wotton; Judi Bowker as Sibyl Vane
• Le Portrait de Dorian Gray (1977)
• :Directed by Pierre Boutron; screenplay by Pierre Boutron
• :Starring Patrice Alexsandre as Dorian Gray; Denis Manuel as Basil Hallward; Raymond Gérôme as Henry Wotton; Marie-Hélène Breillat as Sybil
• The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)
• :Directed by Tony Maylam; screenplay by Ken August and Peter Lawrence
• :Starring Belinda Bauer as Dorian Gray; Anthony Perkins as Henry Wotton
• Dorian, also known as Pact with the Devil (2001)
• :Directed by Allan A Goldstein; screenplay by Peter Jobin and Ron Raley
• :Starring Ethan Erickson as Dorian Gray; Malcolm McDowell as Henry Wotton; Amy Sloan as Sybil
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (2002)
• :Directed by David Rosenbaum; screenplay by David Rosenbaum
• :Starring Josh Duhamel as Dorian Gray; Rainer Judd as Basil Ward; Branden Waugh as Henry Wotton; Darby Stanchfield as Sybil Vane
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (2005)
• :Directed by Duncan Roy; screenplay by Duncan Roy
• :Starring David Gallagher as Dorian Gray
• Dorian Gray (2005)
• :Directed by Mick Davis; screenplay by Mick Davis
• :Starring Ryan Phillippe as Dorian Gray

Other references to the novel

• "Rescue", episode of Blake's 7 (1981)
• :Starring Geoffrey Burridge as Dorian
• :Dorian, a fictitious individual inspired by Dorian Gray, is a central figure in this episode of the science fiction series Blake's 7. As in Oscar Wilde's novel, Dorian enjoys perpetual youth. The premise of the episode is that in order to sustain his youth, Dorian requires others to absorb his physical and mental defects.
• Man of the People, episode #129 of ' (1992)
• :Guest starring Chip Lucia as Vel Alkar
• :This time the picture is replaced by living women. Ambassador Vel Alkar channels all his negative aspects into them until they burn out and die.
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
• :Directed by Stephen Norrington; screenplay by James Robinson
• :Starring Stuart Townsend as Dorian Gray
• :Dorian Gray appears in this film alongside several other individuals from 19th century fiction. The film is based upon a comic book series - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill - in which individuals from 19th century fiction also feature prominently. Dorian Gray, however, does not figure prominently in the comic book, and his role in the film is largely an invention of the filmmakers.