Lolita (1962 film)
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| Directed by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Screenplay by | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Based on | Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov |
| Produced by | James B. Harris |
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| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Anthony Harvey |
| Music by | Nelson Riddle |
| Theme song by | Bob Harris |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5–2 million |
| Box office | $9.2 million |
Lolita is a 1962 black comedy-psychological drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The black-and-white film follows a middle-aged literature professor who develops an infatuation with an adolescent. It stars James Mason as Humbert Humbert, Shelley Winters as Mrs. Haze, Peter Sellers as Quilty, and Sue Lyon (in her film debut) as Dolores "Lolita" Haze.
The novel was considered "unfilmable" when Kubrick acquired the rights around the time of its U.S. publication. Owing to restrictions imposed by the Hays Code (1934–68), Kubrick and producer James B. Harris were compelled to tone down the pedophilic elements that were central to the novel's narrative. Sue Lyon was 14 years old at the time filming began and played a 13-year-old girl at the time of Humbert's seduction.