Drama · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 50m

The Pumpkin Eater

Director

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

Crew

Oswald Morris — Director of Photography Jim Clark — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Harold Pinter — Screenplay Penelope Mortimer — Novel James Woolf — Producer

Tagline

A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

marriage

Key Collaborators

Jack Clayton Director Oswald Morris Director of Photography Jim Clark Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Harold Pinter Screenplay Penelope Mortimer Novel James Woolf Producer Sophie Devine Costume Design

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