The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945
A
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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Donna Reed and Hurd Hatfield in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

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Londoner Dorian Gray stays young, but his portrait ages.Londoner Dorian Gray stays young, but his portrait ages.Londoner Dorian Gray stays young, but his portrait ages.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
In the novel, Sibyl Vane called Dorian Gray "Prince Charming", not "Sir Tristan".

Goofs
At approximately 34:35 into the film, the time on the clock in the room suddenly changes from just after 2 o'clock to 3 o'clock. Then at approximately 37:00 it moves back to 2:05 and then to 2:09 as Dorian continues to play the piano.

Quotes
Lord Henry Wotton: "If I could get back my youth, I'd do anything in the world except get up early, take exercise or be respectable."

Alternate versions
Some prints are slightly edited, omitting Dorian's prayer and Lord Henry's line, "Heaven forgive me" in the final scene.

Connections
Featured in The Cinematographer (1951)

Soundtracks
Good-Bye, Little Yellow Bird
(uncredited)
Lyrics and Music by C.W. Murphy and William Hargreaves
Performed by Angela Lansbury

This wonderfully atmospheric retelling of Oscar Wilde's chilling novel is one of the best horror films ever made. It outdoes DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN because it is about a man -- not a monster. Yet the monster IS the man -- and hides within all of us. The story works even more effectively than the similar plot in Robert Louis Stevenson's STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE because here we have the dual sides of a man portrayed not as two separate characters but as two reflecting images -- like two mirrors facing each other, sending the images out to infinity. The painting itself is one of the most horrifing images ever created in films -- a surreal reflection of what each of us can become if we lose our humanity and replace it with careless egotism.