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The Pumpkin Eater

A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!
1964 | 118m | English

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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.
Release Date: Jul 16, 1964
Director: Jack Clayton
Writer: Penelope Mortimer, Harold Pinter
Genres: Drama
Keywords marriage
Production Companies Romulus Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 15, 2024
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Name Character
Anne Bancroft Jo Armitage
Peter Finch Jake Armitage
James Mason Bob Conway
Janine Gray Beth Conway
Cedric Hardwicke Mr. James - Jo's father
Rosalind Atkinson Mrs. James - Jo's mother
Alan Webb Mr. Armitage - Jake's father
Richard Johnson Giles
Maggie Smith Philpot
Anthony Nicholls Surgeon
Yootha Joyce Woman at Hairdresser's
John Junkin Undertaker
John Franklyn-Robbins Parson
Frank Singuineau King of Israel
Gerald Sim Man at Party
Faith Kent Nanny
Cyril Luckham Doctor
Lesley Nunnerley Waitress at Zoo
Kate Nicholls Younger Dinah
Frances White Older Dinah
Phoebe Nicholls Younger Elizabeth
Elizabeth Dear Older Elizabeth
Gregory Phillips Older Pete
Michael Ridgeway Older Jack
Martin Norton Younger Jack
Fergus McClelland Older Fergus
Christopher Ellis Younger Fergus
Sharon Maxwell Older Sharon
Mimosa Annis Younger Sharon
Kash Dewar Older Mark
Mark Crader Mark
David Langton 1st Man in Bar
Ronald Leigh-Hunt 2nd Man in Bar
Ron Pember Removal Man
David Langton
Name Job
Jack Clayton Director
Ken Ritchie Boom Operator
Charles Blair Production Manager
Edward Marshall Art Direction
Sophie Devine Costume Design
George Frost Makeup Artist
Penelope Mortimer Novel
Harold Pinter Screenplay
Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Jim Clark Editor
Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Name Title
James Woolf Producer
Organization Category Person
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Anne Bancroft Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor George Chakiris Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Picture N/A Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress N/A Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Lila Kedrova Nominated
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nutshell
9.0

First rate in every respect: plot, script, B&W cinematography, editing, music… but the real icing on the cake would be the performances of Bancroft and Finch, which I suspect are the best of their careers ...

Jun 23, 2021