A Taste of Honey

1961 · directed by Tony Richardson

Rating
78/100
Hit
no

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

A Taste of Honey (1961), directed by Tony Richardson, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Rita Tushingham
  • Murray Melvin
  • Paul Danquah
  • Dora Bryan
  • Robert Stephens
  • Michael Bilton
  • Eunice Black
  • David Boliver
  • Margo Cunningham
  • Rosalie Williams

Crew

  • Walter Lassally — Director of Photography
  • Antony Gibbs — Editor
  • John Addison — Original Music Composer
  • Shelagh Delaney — Screenplay
  • Tony Richardson — Screenplay

More from Tony Richardson

  1. Tom Jones (1963) — 73/100
  2. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) — 73/100
  3. Look Back in Anger (1959) — 73/100
  4. Blue Sky (1994) — 70/100
  5. The Entertainer (1960) — 68/100
  6. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) — 64/100

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