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The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Drama · Horror · Fantasy · 1945

A handsome young man trades his soul so that his portrait ages while he stays eternally young.

Movie details

The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Why did women talk about Dorian Gray in whispers?”

1945 Drama · Horror · Fantasy 1h 51m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

A handsome young man trades his soul so that his portrait ages while he stays eternally young.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Picture of Dorian Gray?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Albert Lewin

Written by

Albert Lewin

George Sanders

George Sanders

Lord Henry Wotton

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Dorian Gray

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Gladys Hallward

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Sibyl Vane

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

David Stone

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Basil Hallward

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

James Vane

Court is in session

Put The Picture of Dorian Gray on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.