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.
Directed by Jack Clayton
marriage
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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
Crew
Jack Clayton
Director
Harold Pinter
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Jim Clark
Editor
Penelope Mortimer
Novel
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
mimi
7.0★ · 05/16/26
love messy james mason
love messy james mason
brunettegsundae
8.0★ · 03/12/25
My life is an empty place
It gets on my nerves when a husband, instead of helping, gives his wife even more reasons to go mad. Anne Bancroft always gave me reasons to go crazy for her. She could play different roles so well that it’s hard to believe it’s her in all of them. Truly an icon.
My life is an empty place
It gets on my nerves when a husband, instead of helping, gives his wife even more reasons to go mad. Anne Bancroft always gave me reasons to go crazy for her. She could play different roles so well that it’s hard to believe it’s her in all of them. Truly an icon.