The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film)
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
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| Directed by | Albert Lewin |
| Screenplay by | Albert Lewin |
| Based on | The Picture of Dorian Gray 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | George Sanders Hurd Hatfield Donna Reed Angela Lansbury Peter Lawford Lowell Gilmore |
| Narrated by | Cedric Hardwicke |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,918,000 |
| Box office | $2,975,000 |
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American supernatural horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel of the same name. Released in June 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Albert Lewin, and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features four colour inserts in three-strip Technicolor of Dorian's portrait; these are a special effect, the first two inserts picturing a youthful Dorian and the second two a degenerate one.