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Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde
Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde

Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde

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The Picture of Dorian Gray, the seminal work of Irish writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), continues to find new readers and inspire artists and creators around the world more than a century after its publication in 1891, because it was endowed with all the elements necessary to make it an undisputed heritage of world literature.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

24 March 2019

Country

France

Cast

Marie-Sophie Ferdane

Marie-Sophie Ferdane

Self - Narrator (voice)

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Oscar Wilde (voice)

Pascal Aquien

Pascal Aquien

Self

Charles Dantzig

Charles Dantzig

Self

Merlin Holland

Merlin Holland

Self

Sandra Mayer

Sandra Mayer

Self

Amélie Nothomb

Amélie Nothomb

Self

Mathieu Terence

Mathieu Terence

Self

Will Self

Will Self

Self

Anatole Tomezak

Anatole Tomezak

Self

Shelton Waldrep

Shelton Waldrep

Self

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