The Pumpkin Eater (Standard Edition) [Blu-ray] [2022] [Region Free]

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Anne Bancroft delivers a towering performance as a deeply troubled and tormented wife in this sharply observed portrait of a woman – and a marriage – in 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 Mépris) and outstanding supporting performances from James Mason (The Deadly Affair), Maggie Smith (California Suite) and Yootha Joyce (Fanatic, Fragment of Fear).Special FeaturesHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioSelected scenes commentary with author and film historian Neil SinyardJeremy Mortimer on Penelope Mortimer (2017, 32 mins): the son of the celebrated author gives a fascinating biographical overview of her life and workBrian 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 MorrisDinah and Fergus (2017, 12 mins): actors Frances White and Fergus McClelland remember playing their roles as children in The Pumpkin EaterOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: a collection of on-set photography, promotional stills and poster artworkNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing