

The Pumpkin Eater
"A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Romulus Films
Key Crew

Jack Clayton
Director

Harold Pinter
Screenplay
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

John Franklyn-Robbins
Parson
Frank Singuineau
King of Israel

Gerald Sim
Man at Party

Faith Kent
Nanny

Cyril Luckham
Doctor

Lesley Nunnerley
Waitress at Zoo
Kate Nicholls
Younger Dinah
Frances White
Older Dinah