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Woman of Straw

- It's so easy to set fire to...

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.

Release Date : 1964-04-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Michael Relph ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gina Lollobrigida

Character Name : Maria Marcello

Original Name : Gina Lollobrigida

Gender : Female

Sean Connery

Character Name : Anthony Richmond

Original Name : Sean Connery

Gender : Male

Ralph Richardson

Character Name : Charles Richmond

Original Name : Ralph Richardson

Gender : Male

Alexander Knox

Character Name : Detective Inspector Lomer

Original Name : Alexander Knox

Gender : Male

Johnny Sekka

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Johnny Sekka

Gender : Male

Peter Madden

Character Name : Yacht Captain

Original Name : Peter Madden

Gender : Male

Danny Daniels

Character Name : Fenton

Original Name : Danny Daniels

Gender : Male

Laurence Hardy

Character Name : Baines

Original Name : Laurence Hardy

Gender : Male

Michael Goodliffe

Character Name : Solicitor

Original Name : Michael Goodliffe

Gender : Male

André Morell

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : André Morell

Gender : Male

Noel Howlett

Character Name : Assistant Solicitor

Original Name : Noel Howlett

Gender : Male

Douglas Wilmer

Character Name : Dr. Murray

Original Name : Douglas Wilmer

Gender : Male

A. J. Brown

Character Name : Third Executive (uncredited)

Original Name : A. J. Brown

Gender : Male

Robert Bruce

Character Name : John (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bruce

Gender : Male

Georgina Cookson

Character Name : Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgina Cookson

Gender : Female

Michael Corcoran

Character Name : The Cook (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Corcoran

Gender : Male

George Curzon

Character Name : Second Executive (uncredited)

Original Name : George Curzon

Gender : Male

Gilda Dahlberg

Character Name : Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited)

Original Name : Gilda Dahlberg

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-01

I was pleasantly surprised with this film. "Charles" (Sir Ralph Richardson) is a wealthy man, a bully and an odious sort of creature, but one who has taken a shine to his nurse "Maria" (Gina Lollobrigida). She, in turn, has taken to the wastrel nephew "Tony" (Sean Connery) who is trying to manipulate her into marrying the old man for his £50m fortune then the two of them can spend it once he has shaken off his mortal coil. There is a slightly convoluted back story, but aside from that it is a simple and engaging tale of good old fashioned greed and avarice. It's cleverly tempered by just a shade of jeopardy - you are never entirely sure who is going to stab who in the back. You just know this is not going to end up with everything smelling of roses! It is long, and maybe could have shaved twenty minutes from the plot development stages - it is pretty obvious how the theme is going to pan out, but once it gets up an head of steam it's well written, well directed and all three work well together to create an entertaining feature that offers a pretty savage indictment on human venality.