DVD
The picture of Dorian Gray
Call Number
- DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)
Edition
Full screen version.
Languages
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Lowell Gilmore, Richard Fraser.
Publication Information
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w with Technicolor inserts ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Dorian Gray is an innocent young man who has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after he falls under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian soon jilts his fiancee, which leads to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery. Dorian realizes that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his childhood playroom, becomes almost hideous to behold. But Dorian still has one pure love - Gladys, the niece of the original painter.
Notes
Based on the Oscar Wilde novel.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
Special features: Commentary by Angela Lansbury and historian Steve Haberman; Oscar-winning short "Stairway to light;" Oscar-winning cartoon "Quiet please!;" theatrical trailer.