Woman of Straw
Anthony Richmond hatches a scheme to seize the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle, Charles Richmond, by persuading Maria, the nurse he employs, to marry him.
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Basil Dearden
Susan Dyson
Clive Reed
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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.
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The directors of Woman of Straw are Basil Dearden, Susan Dyson, and Clive Reed.
The cast of Woman of Straw includes Sean Connery as Anthony Richmond, Alexander Knox as Detective Inspector Lomer, Michael Goodliffe as Solicitor, Peter Madden as Yacht Captain, Douglas Wilmer as Dr. Murray, George Curzon as Second Executive (uncredited), André Morell as Judge, Ralph Richardson as Charles Richmond, Johnny Sekka as Thomas, Michael Corcoran as The Cook (uncredited), Danny Daniels as Fenton, Noel Howlett as Assistant Solicitor, and more.
The duration of Woman of Straw is 2h 2 mins.
Yes. Woman of Straw has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Blu-ray Trailer. Watch them on this page.
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Woman of Straw was released on 28 Apr 1964.
Woman of Straw is listed under Crime, Drama, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Woman of Straw has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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..."
