The Pumpkin Eater

1964 · directed by Jack Clayton

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

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 (1964), directed by Jack Clayton, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Anne Bancroft
• Peter Finch
• James Mason
• Janine Gray
• Cedric Hardwicke
• Rosalind Atkinson
• Alan Webb
• Richard Johnson
• Maggie Smith
• Anthony Nicholls

Crew

• Oswald Morris — Director of Photography
• Jim Clark — Editor
• Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer
• Harold Pinter — Screenplay

More from Jack Clayton

1. The Innocents (1961) — 82/100 · hit
2. Room at the Top (1958) — 80/100 · hit
3. Our Mother's House (1967) — 67/100
4. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) — 66/100
5. The Great Gatsby (1974) — 55/100

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