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Oscar Wilde: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Oscar Wilde has 5 books adapted into 9 TV shows and movies.
About Oscar Wilde's books on screen
Oscar Wilde has 5 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1887 to 1899 (including play). Together they have become 9 movies. The first adaptation was The Picture of Dorian Grey (1915), and the most recent released one is The Canterville Ghost (2023). The most adapted is The Picture of Dorian Gray, with 5 screen versions.
Oscar Wilde books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Canterville Ghost (1887) · adapted as The Canterville Ghost (2023)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) · adapted as Dorian Gray (2009), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), The Picture of Dorian Grey (1915) and 1 more
- Salome (1891) · adapted as Salome (1953)
- An Ideal Husband (1899) · adapted as An Ideal Husband (1999)
- The Importance of Being Earnest · adapted as The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
TV shows and movies based on Oscar Wilde's books
- The Canterville Ghost (movie, 2023)
- Dorian Gray (movie, 2009)
- The Importance of Being Earnest (movie, 2002)
- An Ideal Husband (movie, 1999)
- Phantom of the Paradise (movie, 1974)
- Dorian Gray (movie, 1970)
- Salome (movie, 1953)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (movie, 1945)
- The Picture of Dorian Grey (movie, 1915)
Common questions
How many Oscar Wilde books have been made into movies or TV shows?
5 books have been adapted into 9 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Oscar Wilde adaptation?
The Picture of Dorian Grey, released in 1915, a movie based on The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Is a new Oscar Wilde adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Canterville Ghost.
Which Oscar Wilde book has the most adaptations?
The Picture of Dorian Gray, with 5 TV and movie versions.