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A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!
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.
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Jul 17, 2019 · via TMDB
First rate in every respect: plot, script, B&W cinematography, editing, music… but the real icing on the cake would be the performances of Bancroft and Finch, which I suspect are the best of their careers
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Anne Bancroft
Jo Armitage
Peter Finch
Jake Armitage
James Mason
Bob Conway
Janine Gray
Beth Conway
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. James - Jo's father
Rosalind Atkinson
Mrs. James - Jo's mother
Alan Webb
Mr. Armitage - Jake's father
Richard Johnson
Giles
Maggie Smith
Philpot
Anthony Nicholls
Surgeon
Yootha Joyce
Woman at Hairdresser's
John Junkin
Undertaker
John Franklyn-Robbins
Parson
Gerald Sim
Man at Party
Faith Kent
Nanny
Cyril Luckham
Doctor
Lesley Nunnerley
Waitress at Zoo
Phoebe Nicholls
Younger Elizabeth
Elizabeth Dear
Older Elizabeth
Fergus McClelland
Older Fergus
Christopher Ellis
Younger Fergus
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
2nd Man in Bar
Ron Pember
Removal Man
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
2nd Man in Bar (uncredited)
Jack Clayton
Director
Jim Clark
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Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Penelope Mortimer
Novel
Harold Pinter
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