Top billed cast

1. 

   Rita Tushingham

   Jo

2. 

   Murray Melvin

   Geoffrey Ingham

3. 

   Paul Danquah

   Jimmy

4. 

   Dora Bryan

   Helen

5. 

   Robert Stephens

   Peter Smith

6. 

   Michael Bilton

   Landlord

7. 

   Eunice Black

   Schoolteacher

8. 

   David Boliver

   Bert

9. 

   Margo Cunningham

   Landlady

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2022-11-09

I guess this movie holds a strong place in cinematic history. It may have been the first movie where all the scenes, indoors and out, were filmed on location. And it was certainly bold with plot details such as having a gay main character and an interracial relationship for the main character.

Mostly I liked A Taste of Honey just fine. The main character Jo had spunk and a quick tongue, neither of them are a bad thing, though I got a little tired of her woe is me attitude, especially where her mother was concerned. Clearly her mother put herself first when it came to choosing and giving pre...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$153,814.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• friendship
• single parent
• parent child relationship
• based on play or musical
• family relationships
• coming of age
• interracial relationship
• working class
• single mother
• teenage pregnancy
• kitchen sink realism
• free cinema
• british new wave
• independent film
• depressing