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Lolita (1962)

TV_14 152 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   12 June 1962 (USA)
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A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old nymphet.

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Vladimir Nabokov (screenplay), Vladimir Nabokov (novel), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Mason ...
Shelley Winters ...
Sue Lyon ...
Gary Cockrell Gary Cockrell ...
Richard T. Schiller
Jerry Stovin Jerry Stovin ...
John Farlow
Diana Decker Diana Decker ...
Jean Farlow
Lois Maxwell ...
Nurse Mary Lore
Cec Linder Cec Linder ...
Physician
Bill Greene Bill Greene ...
George Swine
Shirley Douglas ...
Mrs. Starch
Marianne Stone Marianne Stone ...
Vivian Darkbloom
Marion Mathie Marion Mathie ...
Miss Lebone
James Dyrenforth James Dyrenforth ...
Frederick Beale Sr.
Maxine Holden Maxine Holden ...
Miss Fromkiss
John Harrison John Harrison ...
Tom
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Storyline

Humbert Humbert, a divorced British professor of French literature, travels to small-town America for a teaching position. He allows himself to be swept into a relationship with Charlotte Haze, his widowed and sexually famished landlady, whom he marries in order that he might pursue the woman's 14-year-old flirtatious daughter, Lolita, with whom he has fallen hopelessly in love, but whose affections shall be thwarted by a devious trickster named Clare Quilty. Written by filmfactsman  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Love | Landlady | Lolita | Nymphet  | See more »

Taglines:

How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Stanley Kubrick's Lolita See more »

Filming Locations:

Albany, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

HKD 27,958 (Hong Kong) (1969)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first film that Stanley Kubrick produced independently in England. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Humbert and Charlotte Haze discuss sending Lolita to a girls' camp, Charlotte holds a smoking cigarette in her left hand in some shots, but not others. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Humbert Humbert: Quilty! Quilty?
Clare Quilty: Ah, wha? Who's there?
Humbert Humbert: Are you Quilty.
Clare Quilty: No, I'm... Spartacus. You come to free the slaves or sumpn?
Humbert Humbert: Are you Quilty?
Clare Quilty: Yeah, yeah, I'm Quilty, yeah, sure.
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Connections

Referenced in Una gota de sangre para morir amando (1973) See more »

Soundtracks

"Theme from Lolita"
by Bob Harris
Orchestrated by Gil Grau See more »