The Pumpkin Eater poster
Movie

The Pumpkin Eater

1964·1h 58m·Approved
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
3,280 votes

Beautiful mother of five Jo leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband Giles to wed her passionate screenwriter lover, Jake Armitage. As her suspicion of Jake's philandering grows, Jo's sanity spirals.

The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 drama movie directed by Jack Clayton, starring James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 3,280 votes and runs 1h 58m.

▶ Trailer👁 Watch➕ Add to Queue⭐ Rate
Actions open in the full BullseyeFlix app and jump to the exact feature.
🎬 Open in BullseyeFlix
Full details · Watch links · Similar movies
Director
Jack Clayton
Stars
James Mason
Anne Bancroft
Peter Finch
Janine Gray
Details
1964-11-09
118 min
Movie
Approved
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
bathtub scenejaguar mark 2male physicianbetrayal by husbanddoctor makes a house callmultiple marriageseavesdroppingtopless girlmelodramatragedy dramanannyjealous wifefilm running backwardshateful husbandclose up of a woman's faceemotional breakdownwife pregnant by another manmorris minorharrodsmother daughter relationshipreading a letter aloudvictim blamingbeehive hairdounfaithful husbanddespairreference to moroccogirl with pigtailspsychological dramafemale subjugationmarriage dramawoman wears a black veilgirl in a bathtubsitting on a kitchen countersterilizationtitle based on nursery rhymebancroft and masonhackney carriagewoman attacks a manfinch and masongaragecocktail partyfemale protagonistmarried lifesuspected unfaithfulnessreconciliationscene during opening creditsbritish screenwriterbathing togetherpregnant by a married mansanctimonybaby carriagehysterectomytitle co written by femalefamily relationshipshusbandcuckolded husbandmother bathing daughterchampagnelooking out a windowfemale sexual predatormale dominated societymother son estrangementdomestic servantbasset houndwoman smokingtold in flashbackgirl taking a bathmarried man married woman affairtypewriterbathing girlsanctimoniousnessdeath of husbandpregnant wifepartychamber dramamarriage breakdownwoman wears a nightgownbend down exposing cleavagehair curlersfertile womantwo in a bathtubboarding schoolhusband confesses infidelity to wifecuckolded wifebeauty saloninterrogationvagrantcamera pantraditional sex role stereotypesbare shoulderpet storedomestic dramafemale topless nudityphilandering husbandcamera shot of a woman's bare feetwoman kisses a man's chestbentleydepressioncharacter appears in a magazinewoman crying