Release Date: September 18th, 1991
DVD Release Date: October 12th, 1999
R|2 hr 17 min
Plot Summary
Urbane professor Humbert Humbert (Jeremy Irons) marries a New England widow (Melanie Griffith) to be near her nymphet daughter.
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith Reddin, Erin J. Dean, Joan Glover
Director: Adrian Lyne
Genres: Drama
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