Lolita
A cultured professor rents a room with a widowed mother, only to become obsessively infatuated with her innocent teenage daughter, forcing him into a twisted marriage that spirals into dangerous obsession and moral ruin.
“How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?”
Synopsis
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who feels both repelled by and drawn to the coarseness of American culture. During his stay at a boarding house operated by Charlotte Haze, he becomes infatuated with Lolita, the teenager's daughter.
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A crew of 123+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Anthony HarveyShot by Oswald MorrisScored by Nelson Riddle
Box Office
1962 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$9.3M
Full synopsis
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 13, 1962
- GermanyJun 21, 1962
- ItalyAug 30, 1962
- United KingdomSep 6, 1962
- JapanSep 22, 1962
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Cast & Crew
123 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Mason
as Prof. Humbert Humbert
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as Prof. Humbert Humbert
Shelley Winters
as Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon
as Lolita
Gary Cockrell
as Richard T. Schiller
Jerry Stovin
as John Farlow
Diana Decker
as Jean Farlow
Lois Maxwell
as Nurse Mary Lore
Cec Linder
as Physician
Bill Greene
as George Swine
Shirley Douglas
as Mrs. Starch
Marianne Stone
as Vivian Darkbloom
Supporting cast
46Marion Mathie
as Miss Lebone
James Dyrenforth
as Frederick Beale Sr.
Maxine Holden
as Miss Fromkiss
John Harrison
as Tom
Colin Maitland
as Charlie Sedgewick
Terry Kilburn
as Man
C Denier Warren
as Potts
Roland Brand
as Bill Crest
Peter Sellers
as Clare Quilty
Irvin Allen
as Hospital Attendant
Jack Armstrong
as Guest at High School Dance
Beverly Bennett
as Friend
Ed Bishop
as Ambulance Attendant
Angela Bradley
as Friend
Jim Brady
as Police Conference Delegate
Jean Carnt
as Teenager
Jean Collins
as Teenager
Peter Cushing
as Dr. Frankenstein
Fred Davis
as Guest at High School Dance
Jennifer Dodd
as Dark-Haired Teenager
Anne Flack
as Friend
Suzanne Gibbs
as Mona Farlow
Jacqueline Harris
as Teenager
James B Harris
as Jack Brewster
Loraine Hart
as Cute Girl
Walter Henry
as Police Conference Delegate
Jack Hetherington
as Guest at High School Dance
Lindsay Hooper
as Parent Backstage
Gloria Johnson
as Friend
Jenny Jones
as Friend
Lilian Keeton
as French-Spanish Girl
Eric Lane
as Roy
Christopher Lee
as Frankenstein's Creature
Isabelle Lucas
as Louise
Fred Machon
as Guest at High School Dance
Coral Morphew
as Friend
Jeanette Neale
as Girl
Maria Nicholas
as Dark Girl
Robert C Overton
as Kenny Oberton
Sonya Petrie
as Blonde Girl
Jacqueline Poole
as Teenager
Pat Ryan
as Guest at High School Dance
Craig Sams
as Rex
Roberta Shore
as Lorna
Guy Standeven
as Stagehand
Marti Webb
as Friend
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
3Other crew
62Jennifer Halford
accounts secretary (uncredited)
William C Andrews
as Bill Andrews
Doreen Landry
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Peter Carmody
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Joyce Herlihy
assistant continuity (uncredited)
Rene Dupont
assistant director (as Rene Dupont)
John Crome
assistant editor (uncredited)
Lois Gray
assistant editor
W W Armour
assistant editor (uncredited)
Stella Morris
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Syd Cain
associate art director (as Sidney Cain)
Don Wortham
boom operator (uncredited)
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