Dorian Gray (2009 film)

Dorian Gray
British promotional poster
Directed byOliver Parker
Screenplay byToby Finlay
Based onThe Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
Produced byBarnaby Thompson
Starring
CinematographyRoger Pratt
Edited byGuy Bensley
Music byCharlie Mole
Production
companies
Distributed byMomentum Pictures (United Kingdom)
Alliance Films (Canada)
National Entertainment Media (North America)
Release date
  • 9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$22.4 million[1]

Dorian Gray is a 2009 British dark fantasy horror film[2] based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, directed by Oliver Parker, and written by Toby Finlay (his first screenplay). The film stars Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, and Rachel Hurd-Wood. It tells the story of the title character, an attractive Englishman whose loveliness and spirit are captured in an enchanted painting that keeps him from aging. His portrait becomes further tainted with every sin he commits while he remains young and handsome.

Dorian Gray was released in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2009, by Momentum Pictures,[3] having competed in the Official Fantàstic Competition at the 2009 Sitges Film Festival.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Box Office Mojo - Dorian Gray".
  2. ^ Dorian Gray (2009) AllMovie. Retrieved 21 December 2022
  3. ^ Archie Thomas (7 August 2008). "Rebecca Hall joins Dorian Gray". Variety. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Line Up :: Official Fantàstic In Competition Selection". Sitges Film Festival. 9 May 2009.
  5. ^ Dorian Gray at IMDb