A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey

Movie·1961·1h 40m

A Taste of Honey

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Shelagh Delaney

Producer

Tony Richardson

Cinematography

Walter Lassally

Music

John Addison

Editor

Antony Gibbs

Themes

friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipscoming of ageinterracial relationshipworking classsingle motherteenage pregnancykitchen sink realismfree cinema

Production House

Woodfall Film Productions

Audience Score

70%

112 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Jo

Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin

Geoffrey Ingham

Paul Danquah

Paul Danquah

Jimmy

Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Helen

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Peter Smith

Michael Bilton

Michael Bilton

Landlord

Eunice Black

Schoolteacher

David Boliver

Bert

Margo Cunningham

Landlady

Rosalie Williams

Rosalie Williams

Nurse

Veronica Howard

Gladys

Moira Kaye

Doris

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Man (uncredited)

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Crew

Tony Richardson

Tony Richardson

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Shelagh Delaney

Shelagh Delaney

Screenplay

Walter Lassally

Walter Lassally

Director of Photography

Antony Gibbs

Editor

John Addison

John Addison

Original Music Composer

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