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The Pumpkin Eater • The Next Reel
“My life is an empty place.”
Harold Pinter adapted Penelope Mortimer’s 1962 semi-autobiographical novel The Pumpkin Eater into a screenplay for this 1964 British drama film directed by Jack Clayton. With acclaimed performers Anne Bancroft and Peter Finch on board, Clayton and cinematographer Oswald Morris shot the black and white film partly on location in London and Shepperton Studios. Despite its downbeat subject matter, The Pumpkin Eater was considered a prestige picture with a relatively large budget upon its production. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue the 1965…
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