Lolita
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.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $9M
Who's in it
Cast
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20 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes
1 win
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Lolita returned 4.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $9M
- Release date
- Jun 13, 1962
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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