Woman of Straw
It's so easy to set fire to a...
1964 | 122m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Basil Dearden |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Catherine Arley, Robert Muller, Stanley Mann |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Apr 28, 1964 |
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| Director: | Basil Dearden |
| Writer: | Catherine Arley, Robert Muller, Stanley Mann |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | nurse, ladykiller, seduction, greed, legacy hunter |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Michael Relph Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gina Lollobrigida | Maria Marcello |
| Sean Connery | Anthony Richmond |
| Ralph Richardson | Charles Richmond |
| Alexander Knox | Detective Inspector Lomer |
| Johnny Sekka | Thomas |
| Peter Madden | Yacht Captain |
| Danny Daniels | Fenton |
| Laurence Hardy | Baines |
| Michael Goodliffe | Solicitor |
| André Morell | Judge |
| Noel Howlett | Assistant Solicitor |
| Douglas Wilmer | Dr. Murray |
| A. J. Brown | Third Executive (uncredited) |
| Robert Bruce | John (uncredited) |
| Georgina Cookson | Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited) |
| Michael Corcoran | The Cook (uncredited) |
| George Curzon | Second Executive (uncredited) |
| Gilda Dahlberg | Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Dearden | Director |
| Catherine Arley | Novel |
| Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Ken Adam | Production Design |
| Robert Muller | Screenplay |
| Susan Dyson | Continuity |
| John D. Guthridge | Editor |
| Stanley Mann | Screenplay |
| Peter Murton | Art Direction |
| Beatrice Dawson | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Relph | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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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 manipulat ... e 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.