

The Pumpkin Eater
DirectorJack Clayton
“A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!”
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
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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