

A Taste of Honey
"We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us."
1961
1h 40m
7.0
GB
Drama
Overview
While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
Movie Details
Budget
$154K
$153,814
Languages
English
Studio
Woodfall Film Productions
Key Crew

Tony Richardson
Director

Tony Richardson
Producer

Shelagh Delaney
Screenplay

Tony Richardson
Screenplay
Cast

Rita Tushingham
Jo

Murray Melvin
Geoffrey Ingham

Paul Danquah
Jimmy

Dora Bryan
Helen

Robert Stephens
Peter Smith

Michael Bilton
Landlord
E
Eunice Black
Schoolteacher
D
David Boliver
Bert
M
Margo Cunningham
Landlady

Rosalie Williams
Nurse
V
Veronica Howard
Gladys
M
Moira Kaye
Doris