Back
Bitter Harvest

Drama

Bitter Harvest

I want something good to happen to me before I die!

6.2(13) 3/8/1963 1h 31m
Drama

A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of Wales. But when she reaches the bright lights of London is the price too high?

Advertisement · movie-mid-180641

Top Cast

Janet Munro

Janet Munro

Jennie

John Stride

John Stride

Bob

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Mrs. Jessup

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Karl

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Mrs. Pitt

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Mr. Pitt

Barbara Ferris

Barbara Ferris

Violet

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Mr. Eccles

Directed by

Peter Graham Scott

Production

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/10

2/9/2023

"Jennie" (Janet Munro) is fed up struggling through her mundane life in Wales, and so heads to the bright lights of London where she encounters the decent and loving "Bob" (John Stride). All goes well for them for a while, they are very much in love - but she has a bit of a restless spirit and when the manipulative "Karl" (Alan Badel) comes onto the scene it looks like it might be curtains for their idyllic relationship. The rest of this rather procedural drama is interspersed with some flashbacks that illustrate that the past life of "Jennie" is not without it's demons and slowly we begin to reconcile those with her aspirations for a better life. It's a rather disappointing melodrama this, with a cast that don't really gel very well and although Munro is enthusiastic enough on screen, the

Where to Watch

Streaming availability powered by JustWatch via TMDB

Community Reviews

Be the first to rate this title.

Loading…