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Lolita (1962)

Lolita (1962)

Drama Comedy

How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

Release Date: 1962, June 13
Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Seven Arts Productions, Harris Kubrick Pictures, A.A. Productions, Ltd., Anya Pictures, Transworld Pictures
Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Peter Sellers, Guy Standeven, Ed Bishop, Walter Henry, Lois Maxwell, Cec Linder, Roland Brand, Pat Ryan, Jim Brady, Irvin Allen

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.

Keywords:

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