The Age of Innocence (1993 film)

The Age of Innocence
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Screenplay by	Jay Cocks Martin Scorsese
Based on	The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Produced by	Barbara De Fina
Starring	Daniel Day-Lewis Michelle Pfeiffer Winona Ryder
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Edited by	Thelma Schoonmaker
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Production company	Cappa Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 17, 1993 (1993-09-17)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$34 million[1]
Box office	$68 million[2]

The Age of Innocence is a 1993 American historical romantic drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay, an adaptation of the 1920 novel by Edith Wharton, is by Scorsese and Jay Cocks. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Miriam Margolyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures. It recounts the courtship and marriage of Newland Archer (Day-Lewis), a wealthy New York society attorney, to May Welland (Ryder); Archer then encounters and legally represents Countess Ellen Olenska (Pfeiffer) before unexpected romantic entanglements.

The Age of Innocence was released theatrically on September 17, 1993, by Columbia Pictures. It received critical acclaim, winning the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and being nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ryder), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Art Direction.^[3] Margolyes won the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA in 1994. The film grossed $68 million on a $34 million budget. Scorsese dedicated the film to his father, Luciano Charles Scorsese, who died the month before it was released. Luciano and his wife, Catherine Scorsese, have cameo appearances in the film.