The Pumpkin Eater (Standard Edition)

Anne Bancroft delivers a towering performance as a deeply troubled and tormented wife in this sharply observed portrait of a woman Рand a marriage Рin crisis. Directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top, The Innocents), with a screenplay by Harold Pinter (The Birthday Party) based on the acclaimed novel by Penelope Mortimer, this spellbinding film boasts sublime cinematography by the great Oswald Morris (Look Back in Anger, Fragment of Fear), a wonderful score by Georges Delerue (Le M̩pris) and outstanding supporting performances from James Mason (The Deadly Affair), Maggie Smith (California Suite) and Yootha Joyce (Fanatic, Fragment of Fear).

Extras

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

* High Definition remaster
* Original mono audio
* Selected scenes commentary with author and film historian Neil Sinyard
* Jeremy Mortimer on Penelope Mortimer (2017, 32 mins): the son of the celebrated author gives a fascinating biographical overview of her life and work
* Brian West on ‘The Pumpkin Eater’ (2017, 4 mins): the film's camera operator recalls his time working with Jack Clayton and celebrated director of photography Oswald Morris
* Dinah and Fergus (2017, 12 mins): actors Frances White and Fergus McClelland remember playing their roles as children in The Pumpkin Eater
* Original theatrical trailer
* Image gallery: a collection of on-set photography, promotional stills and poster artwork
* New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Actors: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 110 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

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