Film
A Taste of Honey
1961 · 1h 40m · Drama
We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.
- IMDb
- 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85%
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Overview
While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
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Cast
Rita Tushingham
Jo
Murray Melvin
Geoffrey Ingham
Paul Danquah
Jimmy
Dora Bryan
Helen
Robert Stephens
Peter Smith
Michael Bilton
Landlord
Eunice Black
Schoolteacher
David Boliver
Bert
Margo Cunningham
Landlady
Rosalie Williams
Nurse
Veronica Howard
Gladys
Moira Kaye
Doris
Peter Sallis
Man (uncredited)
Crew
- Tony RichardsonDirector · Screenplay · Producer
- Shelagh DelaneyScreenplay
- Walter LassallyDirector of Photography
- John AddisonOriginal Music Composer
- Antony GibbsEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 1, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 12
- Budget
- $153,814
- Genres
- Drama
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