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	October 1, 1993 (1993-10-01)
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 of the same name by Edith Wharton, was written by Scorsese and Jay Cocks. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder and Miriam Margolyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures. The film 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 Olenska (Pfeiffer) prior to unexpected romantic entanglements.

The Age of Innocence was released theatrically on October 1, 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 (Winona 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 against a $34 million budget. Scorsese dedicated the film to his father, Luciano Charles Scorsese, who had died the month before the film was released. Luciano and his wife, Catherine Scorsese, had small cameo appearances in the film.