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.

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!

★ 6.6/10 July 16, 1964 110 min

Drama

Director: Jack Clayton  ·  Writer: Harold Pinter

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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Director

Jack Clayton

Cast

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

User Reviews (1)

Nutshell July 17, 2019

★ 9/10

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