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

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silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. The film is based on the 1890 novel ''

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'' by

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Dorian Gray *

as Sir Henry Wotton * Ernst Ludwig as Basil Hallward, painter * Andreas Van Horn as Alan Campbell, pharmacist * Lea Lara as Sibyl Vane *

Sophie Pagay Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay. Selected f ...

as Dorian's mother *

Arthur Wellin Arthur Wellin (born 31 October 1880, date of death unknown) was a German film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He directed 18 films between 1916 and 1927. He also appeared in 11 films between 1915 and 1933. He was born in Berlin, Germ ...

as James Vane, Sibyl's brother *

Lupu Pick Lupu Pick (2 January 1886 – 7 March 1931) was a German actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1910 and 1928. Born in Romania, Pick's father was a Jewish Austrian,Hans Morgenst ...

as Dorian's valet

Bibliography

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

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* * 1917 films German fantasy films Films directed by Richard Oswald Films set in England German silent feature films 1910s fantasy films Films of the German Empire Films based on The Picture of Dorian Gray German black-and-white films Silent horror films 1910s German films {{fantasy-film-stub

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