The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!

1964 · 110 min · ★ 6.6 · 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.

Directed by Jack Clayton · Written by Harold Pinter

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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

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