The Pumpkin Eater
1964 film by Jack Clayton
The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 British psychological drama movie directed by Jack Clayton and was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Penelope Mortimer. It stars Anne Bancroft (in her Oscar nominated performance), Peter Finch, James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Eric Porter, Janine Gray, Yootha Joyce, Maggie Smith and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.