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Lolita 1997

A forbidden love. An unthinkable attraction. The ultimate price.

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.

Country USA
Production Countries France , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Companies Pathé , Lolita Productions
Budget $62,000,000
Revenue $1,100,000
Release Date 27 September 1997
137 mins
Cast
Jeremy Irons Humbert Humbert
Dominique Swain Dolores "Lolita" Haze
Melanie Griffith Charlotte Haze
Frank Langella Clare Quilty
Suzanne Shepherd Miss Pratt
Keith Reddin Reverend Rigger
Joan Glover Miss LaBone
Pat Perkins Louise
Ed Grady Dr. Melinik
Angela Paton Mrs. Holmes
Michael Goodwin Mr. Beale
Ben Silverstone Young Humbert Humbert
Ronald Pickup Young Humbert's Father
Kathryn Peterson Private School Guide