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The Pumpkin Eater

6.719641h 50mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorJack Clayton
WriterHarold Pinter
ProducerJames Woolf

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Cast · Directed by Jack Clayton

ABAnne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Jo Armitage
PFPeter Finch
Peter Finch
Jake Armitage
JMJames Mason
James Mason
Bob Conway
JGJanine Gray
Janine Gray
Beth Conway
CHCedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. James - Jo's father
RARosalind Atkinson
Rosalind Atkinson
Mrs. James - Jo's mother
AWAlan Webb
Alan Webb
Mr. Armitage - Jake's father
RJRichard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Giles
MSMaggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Philpot
ANAnthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Surgeon
YJYootha Joyce
Yootha Joyce
Woman at Hairdresser's
JJJohn Junkin
John Junkin
Undertaker

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