The Sins of Dorian Gray
β 6.8 Β· 1983 Β· 97m Β· Horror Β· Drama Β· TV Movie
In this version of Oscar Wilde's tale, Dorian Gray is an actress who, desperate to become a worldwide star, makes a deal that switches her soul to her image on film, then proceeds to sleep and connive her way to the top, knowing that her screen test, and not she, will show the ravishes of time and of her immoral transgressions.
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