▁was ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Kub rick ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁contemporary ▁setting , ▁shooting ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁exterior ▁scenes ▁in ▁England ▁with ▁some ▁back - project ed ▁scen ery ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁up state ▁eastern ▁New ▁York , ▁along ▁NY ▁ 9 N ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Ad ir ond acks ▁and ▁a ▁hill top ▁view ▁of ▁Alb any ▁from ▁R ens sel a er , ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁parts ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁Canadian ▁and ▁American ▁actors , ▁such ▁as ▁Cec ▁L inder , ▁Lo is ▁Max well , ▁Jerry ▁Sto vin ▁and ▁D iana ▁De cker , ▁who ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Kub rick ▁had ▁to ▁film ▁in ▁England , ▁as ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁raised ▁there ▁but ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁spent ▁there . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Kub rick ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁death ly ▁fear ▁of ▁flying . ▁Hil field ▁Castle ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁Qu ilty ' s ▁" P avor ▁Man or ". ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁Mason ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁choice ▁of ▁Kub rick ▁and ▁producer ▁Harris ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Hum bert ▁Hum bert , ▁but ▁he ▁initially ▁decl ined ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁Broadway ▁eng agement ▁while ▁recomm ending ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Port land , ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁L ol ita . ▁Laur ence ▁Oliv ier