Movie
The Pumpkin Eater
Overview
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Details
- Release date
- 1964-07-16
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Romulus Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anne Bancroft as Jo Armitage
- Peter Finch as Jake Armitage
- James Mason as Bob Conway
- Janine Gray as Beth Conway
- Cedric Hardwicke as Mr. James - Jo's father
- Rosalind Atkinson as Mrs. James - Jo's mother
- Alan Webb as Mr. Armitage - Jake's father
- Richard Johnson as Giles
- Maggie Smith as Philpot
- Anthony Nicholls as Surgeon
- Yootha Joyce as Woman at Hairdresser's
- John Junkin as Undertaker
Crew
- Jack Clayton - Director
- Harold Pinter - Screenplay
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