Lolita (1962)

  • NR
  • 06/13/1962 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • 2h 34m

How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

Overview

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

Stanley Kubrick

Director

Vladimir Nabokov

Screenplay, Novel

Cast

James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Prof. Humbert Humbert
Shelley Winters's headshot

Shelley Winters

Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon's headshot

Sue Lyon

Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Gary Cockrell's headshot

Gary Cockrell

Richard T. "Dick" Siller
Jerry Stovin's headshot

Jerry Stovin

John Farlow
Diana Decker's headshot

Diana Decker

Jean Farlow
Lois Maxwell's headshot

Lois Maxwell

Nurse Mary Lore
Cec Linder's headshot

Cec Linder

Physician

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