The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

98 mins | Drama, Horror, Fantasy | Sept. 19, 1976

In Victorian England, handsome Dorian Gray (Peter Firth) makes a Faustian deal that his portrait painted by Basil Hallward (Jeremy Brett) will age while he remains young. But his vain bargain eventually leads to murder and destroys Gray's life. This 1976 installment of the BBC's long-running "Play of the Month" television series co-stars Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Judi Bowker and John Gielgud as Lord Henry Wotton.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

98 mins | Drama, Horror, Fantasy | Sept. 19, 1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray
In Victorian England, handsome Dorian Gray (Peter Firth) makes a Faustian deal that his portrait painted by Basil Hallward (Jeremy Brett) will age while he remains young. But his vain bargain eventually leads to murder and destroys Gray's life. This 1976 installment of the BBC's long-running "Play of the Month" television series co-stars Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Judi Bowker and John Gielgud as Lord Henry Wotton.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title The Picture of Dorian Gray
Directors John Gorrie
Writers

Cast

Peter Firth

as Dorian Gray

John Gielgud

as Lord Henry Wotton

Judi Bowker

as Sibyl Vane

Jeremy Brett

as Basil Hallward

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

as Lady Agatha

Nan Munro

as Duchess of Harley

Mark Dignam

as Lord Fermor

Michael Barrington

as Mr. Erskine

Gillian Raine

as Mrs. Vane

Nicholas Ball

as James Vane

Nicholas Clay

as Alan Campbell