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The Pumpkin Eater

A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!

1964 · 1h 50m

Directed by Jack Clayton

6.6

TMDB audience score
54 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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

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    Philpot

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  • Faith Kent
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