Production Date: 1993
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 min
Rating USA: PG
Genre: Drama / Romance

Alexis Smith - Louisa van der Luyden
Geraldine Chaplin - Mrs. Welland
Mary Beth Hurt - Regina Beaufort
Alec McCowen - Sillerton Jackson
Richard E. Grant - Larry Lefferts
Miriam Margolyes - Mrs. Mingott
Robert Sean Leonard - Ted Archer
Siân Phillips - Mrs. Archer
Jonathan Pryce - Rivière
Michael Gough - Henry van der Luyden
Joanne Woodward - Narrator (voice)
Stuart Wilson - Julius Beaufort

Director - Martin Scorsese
Screenplay - Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese
Based upon the novel The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Producer - Barbara De Fina
Co-producer - Bruce S. Pustin
Associate producer - Joseph P. Reidy
Photography - Michael Ballhaus
Production Design - Dante Ferretti
Original Music - Elmer Bernstein
Costume Design - Gabriella Pescucci
Film Editing - Thelma Schoonmaker
Casting - Ellen Lewis
Title designer - Elaine Bass & Saul Bass

Production Company: Columbia Pictures

» Originally to be released in fall of 1992, but was held back by over a year to allow director Martin Scorsese more time to edit.

» Director Cameo: Martin Scorsese, the photographer taking May's wedding picture.

» There's an anachronisms: In the scene when Ellen declares her love to Newland, on the wall behind her can be seen the painting "The Art, the Caresses, the Sphynx" that was painted by Fernand Khnoppf in 1896. The movie is set in 1870.

» Albany, New York, USA
» Enid A Haupt Conservatory, New York Botanical Gardens - 200th Street & Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
» Federal Gale House, Russell Sage College - First Street, Troy, New York, USA (Newland Archer's parents' house)
» Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
» Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA (studio)
» Kinderhook, New York, USA
» Musée du Louvre, Paris 1, Paris, France
» National Arts Club - 15 Gramercy Park South, Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (Beaufort's house)
» New York City, New York, USA
» Old Westbury Gardens - 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, Long Island, New York, USA
» Paris, France
» Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity House - 49 Second Street, Troy, New York, USA (Mrs. Mingott's salon)
» Philadelphia Academy of Music - S. Broad & Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (opera scenes)
» Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
» Rice Building - 216 River Street, Troy, New York, USA
» River Street, Troy, New York, USA (23rd Street scenes)
» Troy, New York, USA
» Washington Park, Troy, New York, USA (Gramercy Park scenes)

Original Title: The Age Of Innocence
Spanish Title: La edad de la inocencia

USA & Canada - September 17, 1993 (Limited)
France - September 22, 1993
USA & Canada - October 1, 1993
Sweden - October 29, 1993
Germany - November 18, 1993
Australia - December 2, 1993
Netherlands - January 6, 1994
Argentina - February 10, 1994
Spain - February 18, 1994

» 1994 - Academy Awards (USA)
- Oscar: Best Costume Design - Gabriella Pescucci (won)
- Oscar: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Winona Ryder (nomination)
- Oscar: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - Dante Ferretti & Robert J. Franco (nomination)
- Oscar: Best Music, Original Score - Elmer Bernstein (nomination)
- Oscar: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese (nomination)

» 1994 - BAFTA Awards (UK)
- BAFTA Film Award: Best Actress Supporting - Miriam Margolyes (won)
- BAFTA Film Award: Best Actress Supporting- Winona Ryder (nomination)
- BAFTA Film Award: Best Cinematography - Michael Ballhaus (nomination)
- BAFTA Film Award: Best Production Design - Dante Ferretti (nomination)

» 1994 - Bodil Awards
- Bodil: Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) - Martin Scorsese (director) (won)

» 1993 - Camerimage
- Golden Frog: Michael Ballhaus (nominated)

» 1994 - Directors Guild of America (USA)
- DGA Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Martin Scorsese (nominated)

» 1995 - Fotogramas de Plata (Spain)
- Fotogramas de Plata: Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) - Martin Scorsese (won)

» 1994 - Golden Globes (USA)
- Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winona Ryder (won)
- Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Martin Scorsese (nominated)
- Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture - Drama (nominated)
- Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Michelle Pfeiffer (nominated)

» 1994 - Grammy Awards (USA)
- Grammy: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television - Elmer Bernstein (nominated)

» 1994 - Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italy)
- Silver Ribbon: Best Costume Design (Migliori Costumi) - Gabriella Pescucci (won)
- Silver Ribbon: Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia) - Dante Ferretti (won)

» 1993 - National Board of Review (USA)
- NBR Award: Best Director - Martin Scorsese (won)
- NBR Award: Best Supporting Actress - Winona Ryder (won)

» 1994 - Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (USA)
- SEFCA Award: Best Supporting Actress - Winona Ryder (won)