Lolita (1997)

  • R
  • 09/27/1997 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 17m

A forbidden love. An unthinkable attraction. The ultimate price.

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.

Adrian Lyne

Director

Vladimir Nabokov

Novel

Stephen Schiff

Screenplay

Cast

Jeremy Irons's headshot

Jeremy Irons

Humbert Humbert
Dominique Swain's headshot

Dominique Swain

Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Melanie Griffith's headshot

Melanie Griffith

Charlotte Haze
Frank Langella's headshot

Frank Langella

Clare Quilty
Suzanne Shepherd's headshot

Suzanne Shepherd

Miss Pratt
Keith Reddin's headshot

Keith Reddin

Reverend Rigger
Erin J. Dean's headshot

Erin J. Dean

Mona
Joan Glover's headshot

Joan Glover

Miss LaBone

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