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The Pumpkin Eater
Powerful drama, based on the novel by Penelope Mortimer, about a mother who suffers a nervous breakdown after learning of her third husband's infidelity. Starring Anne Bancroft.
Powerful drama based on the novel by Penelope Mortimer.
A mother of six suffers a nervous breakdown after learning that her third husband has been unfaithful. When she discovers that she is pregnant again, she is wracked with indecision about her future.
Harold Pinter wrote the screenplay, and Anne Bancroft received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
Last on
Sat 9 Jul 2011
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jo Armitage | Anne Bancroft |
| Director | Jack Clayton |
| Jake Armitage | Peter Finch |
| Bob Conway | James Mason |
| Giles | Richard Johnson |
| Jo's Father | Cedric Hardwicke |
| Jo's Mother | Rosalind Atkinson |
| Psychiatrist | Eric Porter |
| Beth Conway | Janine Gray |
| Philpott | Maggie Smith |
| Doctor | Cyril Luckham |
| Woman in Hair Salon | Yootha Joyce |
| Writer | Harold Pinter |
| Author | Penelope Mortimer |