A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
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Norbert Dán
Dorian Gray
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Mackó úr kalandjai
Bela Lugosi
Lord Henry Wotton
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Annie Góth
Marborough hercegnõ
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Ila Lóth
Sibyl Vane
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Egy dollár
Gusztáv Turán
Basil Hallward
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Richard Korna
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Lajos Gellért
Jim
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Camilla von Hollay
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Ella Hollán
Alfréd Deésy Director · József Pakots Screenplay Oscar Wilde Author
First release January 21, 1918 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Az élet királya
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Hungary
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Original title
Az élet királya
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Hungary · January 21, 1918
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
June 29, 1919 · Theatrical
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