A Taste of Honey
“We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.”
1961•1h 40m•7.1•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Tony Richardson
Writer
Tony Richardson, Shelagh Delaney
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Woodfall Film Productions
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)
Production
Company
Woodfall Film Productions
Producer
Tony Richardson
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