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How did they ever make a movie of Lolita? - Lolita
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Title: Lolita

Release Date: 13 Jun 1962

Runtime: 2h 34m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Director: Seven Arts Productions, Harris Kubrick Pictures, A.A. Productions, Ltd., Anya Pictures, Transworld Pictures

Production Companies: Seven Arts Productions, Harris Kubrick Pictures, A.A. Productions, Ltd., Anya Pictures, Transworld Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (2075 votes)

Cast

  • Prof. Humbert Humbert: James Mason
  • Charlotte Haze: Shelley Winters
  • Dolores "Lolita" Haze: Sue Lyon
  • Richard T. "Dick" Siller: Gary Cockrell
  • John Farlow: Jerry Stovin
  • Jean Farlow: Diana Decker
  • Nurse Mary Lore: Lois Maxwell
  • Physician: Cec Linder
  • George Swine: Bill Greene
  • Mrs. Starch: Shirley Douglas
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