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1964·Drama·1h 50m
7.1
★
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
Anne Bancroft
Jo Armitage
Peter Finch
Peter Finch
Jake Armitage
James Mason
James Mason
Bob Conway
Janine Gray
Janine Gray
Beth Conway
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. James - Jo's father
Rosalind Atkinson
Rosalind Atkinson
Mrs. James - Jo's mother
Alan Webb
Alan Webb
Mr. Armitage - Jake's father
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Giles
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Philpot
Anthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Surgeon
Yootha Joyce
Yootha Joyce
Woman at Hairdresser's
John Junkin
John Junkin
Undertaker

Crew

Jack Clayton
Jack Clayton
Director
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Jim Clark
Jim Clark
Editor
Penelope Mortimer
Penelope Mortimer
Novel

Popular Reviews

11 reviews
viv
viv
8.0★ · 06/05/26
The Pumpkin Eater
“I think women are the only ones. I think they’re the only ones.”

Anne Bancroft I was unfamiliar with your game!
“I think women are the only ones. I think they’re the only ones.”

Anne Bancroft I was unfamiliar with your game!
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mimi
mimi
7.0★ · 05/16/26
The Pumpkin Eater
love messy james mason
love messy james mason
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brunettegsundae
brunettegsundae
8.0★ · 03/12/25
The Pumpkin Eater
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.
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Ben Braddock
Ben Braddock
7.0★ · 06/05/23
The Pumpkin Eater
Anne Bancroft can have my children
Anne Bancroft can have my children
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Kev
Kev
The Pumpkin Eater
Did Anne Bancroft ever have a bad role?
Did Anne Bancroft ever have a bad role?
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