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The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964 110 min ★ 6.7 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

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Mr. Armitage - Jake's father

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Giles

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Philpot

Anthony Nicholls

Anthony Nicholls

Surgeon

Details

Director

Jack Clayton

Screenplay

Harold Pinter

Tagline

"A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Romulus Films

Reviews

N

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

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