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The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

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Overview

Director:
Jack Clayton
Writers:
Penelope Mortimer (novel)
Harold Pinter (screenplay)
Release Date:
9 November 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!
Plot:
The study of a marriage. Jo has five children and husband number two when she meets writer Jake Armitage... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Adultery | Marriage | Ex Husband | Barn | Windmill more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Brilliant Study Of A Marriage more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
Eric Porter ... Psychiatrist
Cyril Luckham ... Doctor
Anthony Nicholls ... Surgeon
John Franklyn-Robbins ... Parson
John Junkin ... Undertaker
Yootha Joyce ... Woman at Hairdressers
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:118 min | USA:118 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:X (original rating) | Finland:K-16
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Company:
Romulus Films more

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Trivia:
The final film project of Cedric Hardwicke. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965) more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant Study Of A Marriage, 8 January 2001
10/10

There are scenes from this movie that have been burned into my memory for years-- Anne Bancroft being accosted a crazed and lonely housewife while in a beauty parlor, her nervous breakdown in the middle of Harrod's in London, James Mason revealing her husband's infidelity to her cruelly while having tea at the zoo-- The Pumpkin Eater is one of my favorite movies. Anne Bancroft never gave a better performance-- she is startlingly good-- plus the excellent Harold Pinter screenplay and the brilliant direction of Jack Clayton-- this film is an eloquent essay on isolation and emptiness among other things. I recommend this film to all serious students of acting, writing, and directing.

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