A Taste of Honey (1962)

  • NR
  • 04/30/1962 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 40m

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

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.

Tony Richardson

Director, Screenplay

Shelagh Delaney

Screenplay

Cast

Rita Tushingham's headshot

Rita Tushingham

Jo
Murray Melvin's headshot

Murray Melvin

Geoffrey Ingham
Paul Danquah's headshot

Paul Danquah

Jimmy
Dora Bryan's headshot

Dora Bryan

Helen
Robert Stephens's headshot

Robert Stephens

Peter Smith
Michael Bilton's headshot

Michael Bilton

Landlord
Eunice Black's headshot

Eunice Black

Schoolteacher
David Boliver's headshot

David Boliver

Bert

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