The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917 Hungarian film)
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Directed by | Alfréd Deésy |
Written by | József Pakots (screenplay) Oscar Wilde (novel) |
Produced by | Star Film |
Starring | Norbert Dán Béla Lugosi |
Release date | 23 October 1917[1] |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Silent |
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[]
- ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
- ^ "DVD Times: The Picture of Dorian Gray". DVD Times. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover).
External links[]
Categories:
- Silent films
- 1917 films
- 1917 drama films
- 1910s fantasy films
- Hungarian black-and-white films
- Hungarian films
- Hungarian silent feature films
- Hungarian drama films
- Hungarian fantasy films
- Films directed by Alfréd Deésy
- Films based on The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Austro-Hungarian films
- 1910s drama film stubs
- Hungarian film stubs