The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

118 mins | Drama | July 16, 1964

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.

The Pumpkin Eater

118 mins | Drama | July 16, 1964

The Pumpkin Eater
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Romulus Films
Original title The Pumpkin Eater
Directors Jack Clayton
Writers Penelope Mortimer, Harold Pinter

Cast

Anne Bancroft

as Jo Armitage

Peter Finch

as Jake Armitage

James Mason

as Bob Conway

Janine Gray

as Beth Conway

Cedric Hardwicke

as Mr. James - Jo's father

Rosalind Atkinson

as Mrs. James - Jo's mother

Alan Webb

as Mr. Armitage - Jake's father

Richard Johnson

as Giles

Maggie Smith

as Philpot

Anthony Nicholls

as Surgeon

Yootha Joyce

as Woman at Hairdresser's

John Junkin

as Undertaker

Frank Singuineau

as King of Israel

Gerald Sim

as Man at Party

Faith Kent

as Nanny

Cyril Luckham

as Doctor

Lesley Nunnerley

as Waitress at Zoo

Kate Nicholls

as Younger Dinah

Frances White

as Older Dinah

Phoebe Nicholls

as Younger Elizabeth

Elizabeth Dear

as Older Elizabeth

Gregory Phillips

as Older Pete

Michael Ridgeway

as Older Jack

Martin Norton

as Younger Jack

Fergus McClelland

as Older Fergus

Christopher Ellis

as Younger Fergus

Sharon Maxwell

as Older Sharon

Mimosa Annis

as Younger Sharon

Kash Dewar

as Older Mark

Mark Crader

as Mark

David Langton

as 1st Man in Bar /

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

as 2nd Man in Bar

Ron Pember

as Removal Man