The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917 Hungarian film)

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Film poster
Directed byAlfréd Deésy
Written byJózsef Pakots (screenplay)
Oscar Wilde (novel)
Produced byStar Film
StarringNorbert Dán
Béla Lugosi
Release date
23 October 1917[1]
CountryHungary
LanguageSilent

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Hungarian: Az Élet királya, literally The King of Life) aka The Royal Life, is a 1917 Hungarian drama film directed by Alfréd Deésy, featuring Béla Lugosi and Norbert Dan,[2] and based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel of the same name. Norbert Dan starred as Dorian Gray, and Lugosi played Lord Henry Wotton. It was theatrically released first at the Urania Theater in Budapest on 23 October 1917[3]

Cast[]

  • Norbert Dán as Dorian Gray
  • Béla Lugosi as Lord Henry Wotton (credited as Arisztid Olt)
  • Lajos Gellért as Jim (credited as Viktor Kurd)
  • Annie Góth as Princess Marborough
  • Ella Hollán
  • Richard Kornay as The Prince
  • Ila Lóth as Sibyl Vane
  • Gusztáv Turán as Basil Hallward
  • Camilla von Hollay as Hetti (credited as Kamilla Hollay)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
  2. ^ "DVD Times: The Picture of Dorian Gray". DVD Times. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  3. ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover).

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