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The Pumpkin Eater (1964) Londoner Jo and her third husband Jake live with six of her children but the marriage is strained by

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

Londoner Jo and her third husband Jake live with six of her children but the marriage is strained by numerous factors. Her doctor thinks Jo uses childbirth as a rationale for sex. Jo's issues leave her in a fragile mental state.

Cast:
Jo Armitage: Anne Bancroft
Jake: Peter Finch
Conway: James Mason
Beth: Janine Gray
Jo's Father: Cedric Hardwicke
Jo's Mother: Rosalind Atkinson
Jake's Father: Alan Webb
Giles: Richard Johnson
Philpot: Maggie Smith
Psychiatrist: Eric Porter
Doctor: Cyril Luckham
Surgeon: Anthony Nicholls
Parson: John Franklyn-Robbins
Undertaker: John Junkin
Woman at Hairdressers: Yootha Joyce
Waitress at Zoo: Lesley Nunnerley
Man at Party: Gerald Sim
The King of Israel: Frank Singuineau
Nanny: Faith Kent
Pete: Rupert Osborne
Jack: Martin Norton
Dinah: Kate Nicholls
Fergus: Christopher Ellis
Elizabeth: Phoebe Nicholls
Sharon: Mimosa Annis
Mark: Kash Dewar
Youngest Child: Mark Crader
Harrods Shopper: Hilda Green
Shopper: Esme Smythe
Hairdresser: Pauline Chamberlain
Piano tuner: Leslie Garrad
Mourner: Ursula Granville
1st Man in Bar: David Langton
2nd Man in Bar: Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Party Guest: Guy Standeven
Removal Man: Ron Pember
Waiter: Emile Stemmler
Lady in Shop: Pearl Walters
Man in Bar: John Wilder

Written by: Penelope Mortimer, Harold Pinter

Director: Jack Clayton

Release date: 09 Nov 1964
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