The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater
1964
★★★☆☆ 6.6/10
⏱️ 110 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
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.

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Cast

Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Jo Armitage
Peter Finch
Peter Finch
Jake Armitage
James Mason
James Mason
Bob Conway
Janine Gray
Janine Gray
Beth Conway
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. James - Jo's father
Rosalind Atkinson
Rosalind Atkinson
Mrs. James - Jo's mother

User Reviews

Nutshell
★ 9/10
July 17, 2019
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

Crew

Director
Jack Clayton
Writer
Harold Pinter
Producer
James Woolf

Production

Romulus Films

Keywords

marriage