The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917 German film)

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Postcard showing Bernd Aldor as Dorian Gray
Directed byRichard Oswald
Written byRichard Oswald
Based onThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1891 novel
by Oscar Wilde
Produced byRichard Oswald
StarringBernd Aldor
Ernst Pittschau
CinematographyMax Fassbender
Production
company
Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release date
July 1917
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent

The Picture of Dorian Gray (German: Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray) is a 1917

Ernst Ludwig. The film is based on the 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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Plot summary

Cast

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.[1]

See also

Bibliography

  • Kohl, Norbert. Oscar Wilde: The Works of a Conformist Rebel. Cambridge University Press, 1989.

References

  1. ^ "Neuheiten auf dem Berliner Filmmarkte (New Releases in the Berliner Film Makert)". Der Kinematograph. No. 549. Düsseldorf: E. Lintz. 4 July 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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