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Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Vladimir Nabokov (screenplay)
Vladimir Nabokov (novel)
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Release Date:
12 June 1962 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?
Plot:
A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old nymphet. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(82 articles)
Stanley Kubrick: Master of Contradictions
 (From The Moving Arts Journal. 9 April 2012, 11:53 AM, PDT)
Win the Sherlock Holmes / Jack the Ripper thriller Murder by Decree on DVD
 (From Flickeringmyth. 25 March 2012, 8:42 AM, PDT)
Interview: Dominique Swain, ‘Lolita’ Star in 1997 Remake
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 3 February 2012, 9:38 AM, PST)
User Reviews:
Whispering, Loudly See more (171 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

James Mason ... Prof. Humbert Humbert

Shelley Winters ... Charlotte Haze

Sue Lyon ... Lolita
Gary Cockrell ... Richard T. Schiller
Jerry Stovin ... John Farlow
Diana Decker ... Jean Farlow

Lois Maxwell ... Nurse Mary Lore
Cec Linder ... Physician
Bill Greene ... George Swine

Shirley Douglas ... Mrs. Starch
Marianne Stone ... Vivian Darkbloom
Marion Mathie ... Miss Lebone
James Dyrenforth ... Frederick Beale Sr.
Maxine Holden ... Miss Fromkiss
John Harrison ... Tom
Colin Maitland ... Charlie Sedgewick
Terry Kilburn ... Man (as Terence Kilburn)
C. Denier Warren ... Potts
Roland Brand ... Bill Crest

Peter Sellers ... Clare Quilty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Irvin Allen ... Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Beverly Bennett ... Friend (uncredited)
Ed Bishop ... Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Angela Bradley ... Friend (uncredited)
Jean Carnt ... Teenager (uncredited)
Jean Collins ... Teenager (uncredited)

Peter Cushing ... Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer Dodd ... Dark-Haired Teenager (uncredited)
Anne Flack ... Friend (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs ... Mona Farlow (uncredited)
Jacqueline Harris ... Teenager (uncredited)
Loraine Hart ... Cute Girl (uncredited)
Gloria Johnson ... Friend (uncredited)
Jenny Jones ... Friend (uncredited)
Lilian Keeton ... French-Spanish Girl (uncredited)
Eric Lane ... Roy (uncredited)

Christopher Lee ... Frankenstein's Creature (archive footage) (uncredited)
Isabelle Lucas ... Louise (uncredited)
Coral Morphew ... Friend (uncredited)
Jeanette Neale ... Girl (uncredited)
Maria Nicholas ... Dark Girl (uncredited)
Robert C. Overton ... Kenny Oberton (uncredited)
Sonya Petrie ... Blonde Girl (uncredited)
Jacqueline Poole ... Teenager (uncredited)
Craig Sams ... Rex (uncredited)
Roberta Shore ... Lorna (uncredited)
Marti Webb ... Friend (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stanley Kubrick 
 
Writing credits
Vladimir Nabokov (screenplay)

Vladimir Nabokov (novel "Lolita")

Stanley Kubrick  uncredited

Produced by
James B. Harris .... producer
Eliot Hyman .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Nelson Riddle 
 
Cinematography by
Oswald Morris (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Anthony Harvey 
 
Casting by
James Liggat 
 
Art Direction by
William C. Andrews  (as Bill Andrews)
 
Makeup Department
Betty Glasow .... hairdresser
George Partleton .... makeup artist
Stella Morris .... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Raymond Anzarut .... production supervisor
Robert Sterne .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
René Dupont .... assistant director (as Rene Dupont)
Dennis Stock .... second unit director
John Danischewsky .... assistant director (uncredited)
Roy Millichip .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Syd Cain .... associate art director (as Sidney Cain)
Roy Dorman .... draughtsman (uncredited)
Peter James .... set designer (uncredited)
Andrew Low .... set designer (uncredited)
Terry Parr .... production buyer (uncredited)
Harry Phipps .... construction manager (uncredited)
John Siddall .... draughtsman (uncredited)
A.J. Van Montagu .... scenic artist (uncredited)
Frank Willson .... chief draughtsman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
H.L. Bird .... sound recordist
Winston Ryder .... dubbing editor
Len Shilton .... sound recordist
Keith Batten .... sound assistant (uncredited)
Dan Grimmel .... sound maintenance (uncredited)
Michael Hickey .... sound (uncredited)
Jack Lovelace .... sound maintenance (uncredited)
Don Wortham .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Denys N. Coop .... camera operator
Joe Pearce .... still photographer (uncredited)
Bert Stern .... publicity photographer (uncredited)
Wally Thompson .... electrical gaffer (uncredited)
Jimmy Turrell .... focus puller (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gene Coffin .... costumes: Miss Winter
Elsa Fennell .... wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Gillett .... wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
Keeley 'Wyn' Ellen Winifred .... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Lois Gray .... assistant editor
W.W. Armour .... assistant editor (uncredited)
John Crome .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Gil Grau .... orchestrations
Bob Harris .... composer: 'Lolita' theme
Nelson Riddle .... conductor
 
Other crew
Pamela Davies .... continuity
Joyce Herlihy .... assistant continuity (uncredited)
Enid Jones .... unit publicist (uncredited)
Joan Parcell .... production secretary (uncredited)
Una Pearl .... double (uncredited)
Jack Smith .... production accountant (uncredited)
Doreen Wood .... assistant accountant (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Stanley Kubrick's Lolita" - Australia
"Lolita" - Argentina, Mexico (imdb display title)
"Lolita" - Brazil, Portugal (imdb display title)
"Lolita" - Austria, West Germany
"Lolita" - Greece
"Lolita" - Finland
"Lolita" - France
"Lolita" - Spain (Catalan title)
"Lolita" - Hungary (imdb display title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
152 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #20000) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Norway:16 | France:Unrated | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp (re-rating) | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1999) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
Albany, New York, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Una gota de sangre para morir amando (1973)See more »
Soundtrack:
Put Your Dreams AwaySee more »

FAQ

Did Quilty and Lolita become involved with each other before or after she met Humbert?
What was the "game" that Lolita and Humbert played?
Who was the mysterious dark-haired woman who always appeared at Quilty's side?
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74 out of 85 people found the following review useful.
Whispering, Loudly, 7 April 2007
Author: M. J Arocena from New Zealand

A riveting transposition from page to screen. The accomplices are two giants in both fields. Nabokov adapts his own infamous novel for the screen and Kubrick, no less, translates it into images in a way that makes it unique, unforgettable and transcendental without ever putting himself in front of the camera. A Kubrick film can't be recognized by its style. Kubrick never made two films alike but there is something that, unquestionable, makes them stand out. In "Lolita"'s case the mere idea of touching the controversial novel with its taboo subject at its very core seem like a provocation from the word go. Pornography for the thinking man in which the only explicit act is the intention written in the character's eyes. Nothing is excessive and nothing is pulled back. James Mason - villain or victim - is monumental, mo-nu-men-tal! The unspeakable truth never leaves his brow. He is the most civilized man trapped in the lowest echelon of his own psyche. So aware, that it is painful to watch. Shelley Winters goes for it, taking her Mrs Hayes for all its worth and dives into the void of a desperate housewife, craving for sex. It is one of the most entertaining, shattering human spectacles, I've ever seen. But unlike Mason, she's not aware of it. There is a horrible innocence attached to her sickness. Peter Sellers's character from hell, the torturer comes in three riveting characterizations and Sue Lyon's temptress, the child, is the devil incarnate in a performance that defies description. None of them were nominated for Oscars and the film was condemned by every moral group in America and beyond. As film experiences go, this is one of the most provocative, enthralling, disgusting, entertaining and satisfying I've ever been through. Yep, I really mean that.

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