Lilith (1964): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Lilith is a 1964 drama thriller directed by Robert Rossen, starring Jean Seberg as Lilith Arthur, Warren Beatty and Anne Meacham. It runs 1 hour 54 minutes and earned $542 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 54m (114 min)
- Director
- Robert Rossen
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lilith About?
The premise of Lilith without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Before Eve there was Evil, and her name was Lilith. War veteran Vincent Bruce takes a job as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, an exclusive psychiatric facility for the affluent. There he encounters Lilith Arthur, a captivating young woman with schizophrenia, whose delicate beauty enthralls everyone she meets.
Lilith Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- brother sister incest
- incest
- based on novel
- psychiatric hospital
- female psychiatric patient
- f rated
- mysterious woman
- hospital
- psychiatric patient
- veteran
- war veteran
- reading a book
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- park
- drinking coffee
- new job
- job interview
- lighting a cigarette
- hospital room
- locking a door
- female boss
- employer employee relationship
- card playing
- card game
- reference to crime and punishment the novel
- reference to the brothers karamazov the novel
- reference to fyodor dostoyevsky
- mentally challenged man
- mentally challenged woman
- wet clothes
- hometown
- fantasizing
- fantasy sequence
- bus
- old woman
- grandmother grandson relationship
- insane asylum
- insane woman
- insane man
- photograph
- framed photograph
- depression
- depressed man
- traumatic memory
- traumatized man
- trauma
- talking to oneself
- delusion
- delusional woman
- river
- bridge
Lilith Cast & Characters
Jean Seberg leads the cast as Lilith Arthur, with Warren Beatty as Vincent Bruce and Anne Meacham as Mrs. Yvonne Meaghan. Directed by Robert Rossen; 17 actors are credited in all.
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Director Robert Rossen
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Jean Seberg as Lilith Arthur -
Warren Beatty as Vincent Bruce - Anne Meacham as Mrs. Yvonne Meaghan
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Peter Fonda as Stephen Evshevsky
Also Starring in Lilith
· 13 more- James Patterson Dr. Lavrier
- Gene Hackman Norman
- René Auberjonois Howie (uncredited)
- Olympia Dukakis Patient (uncredited)
- Jessica Walter Laura
- Kim Hunter Dr. Bea Brice
- Edith Fellows Patient (uncredited)
- Ben Carruthers Benito (uncredited)
- Alice Spivak Lonely Girl (uncredited)
- Tina Pine Patient (uncredited)
- Maurice Brenner Mr. Gordon (uncredited)
- Robert Reilly Bob Clayfield
- Jeanne Barr Miss Glassman (uncredited)
More from Robert Rossen
More films directed by Robert Rossen, best-rated first: The Hustler, They Came to Cordura, Island in the Sun and Alexander the Great.
Lilith Plot Summary
What happens in Lilith from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Set in a private mental institution, Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, the film follows Vincent Bruce, Warren Beatty, a troubled ex-soldier training to be an occupational therapist, who becomes fascinated by the seductive, artistic, schizophrenic patient Lilith Arthur, [Jean Seberg], whose mind is as alluring as it is dangerous. Vincent works to help Lilith emerge from her seclusion, and soon their world narrows to moments spent away from the institutional grounds, first for a day in the country and then on occasional excursions in which she is alone with him. The pull between them grows into something intimate, and Lilith begins to seduce him as he grapples with mounting feelings he knows are inappropriate for a patient and a trainee therapist.
Full summary
The whole story of Lilith, scene by scene
Lilith Box Office
Lilith grossed $542 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$542
- International
- $542
Lilith Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Lilith.
How Well Do You Know Lilith?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is Vincent Bruce training to become at the institution?
Cars in Lilith
8 cars on screen, including the 1956 Cadillac Ambulance and the 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75.
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1956 Cadillac Ambulance Minor role -
1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Minor role -
1959 Ford Country Squire Minor role -
1959 GMC TDH 4517 Minor role
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Movies Like Lilith
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Lilian, the Dirty, Lilith and Sinful.
Lilith FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Lilith, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lilith?
Lilith runs 1 hour 54 minutes (114 minutes).
When was Lilith released?
Lilith was released on September 12, 1964.
Who directed Lilith?
Lilith was directed by Robert Rossen.
More films by Robert Rossen Who is in the cast of Lilith?
Lilith stars Jean Seberg as Lilith Arthur, Warren Beatty as Vincent Bruce and Anne Meacham as Mrs. Yvonne Meaghan, among 17 credited actors.
How much did Lilith make at the box office?
Lilith grossed $542 worldwide.
Does Lilith have a post-credit scene?
No. Lilith has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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