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Lolita (1962)

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How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Stanley Kubrick
  • Profile picture of James Mason
    Prof. Humbert Humbert James Mason
  • Profile picture of Shelley Winters
    Charlotte Haze Shelley Winters
  • Profile picture of Sue Lyon
    Dolores "Lolita" Haze Sue Lyon
  • Profile picture of Gary Cockrell
    Richard T. "Dick" Siller Gary Cockrell
  • Profile picture of Jerry Stovin
    John Farlow Jerry Stovin
  • Profile picture of Diana Decker
    Jean Farlow Diana Decker
  • Profile picture of Lois Maxwell
    Nurse Mary Lore Lois Maxwell
  • Profile picture of Cec Linder
    Physician Cec Linder

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