Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack ClaytonDirector
- Harold PinterScreenplay
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anne BancroftJo Armitage
- Peter FinchJake Armitage
- James MasonBob Conway
- Janine GrayBeth Conway
- Cedric HardwickeMr. James - Jo's father
- Rosalind AtkinsonMrs. James - Jo's mother
- Alan WebbMr. Armitage - Jake's father
- Richard JohnsonGiles
- Maggie SmithPhilpot
- Anthony NichollsSurgeon
- Yootha JoyceWoman at Hairdresser's
- John JunkinUndertaker
Stills
Themes
marriage