Woman of Straw

Playboy Tony Richmond schemes to acquire the fortune of his uncle Charles Richmond, a tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon, by persuading Maria, the new personal nurse he has hired, to marry the old man. After his uncle's demise Maria becomes a murder suspect. Lollobrigida's character is the Woman of Straw of the title.

MPAA Rating:NR
Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country:United Kingdom, United States
Produced By:Michael Relph
Directed By:Basil Dearden
Written By:Stanley Mann, Robert Muller, Catherine Arley, Michael Relph
Cast:Douglas Wilmer, Johnny Sekka, Michael Corcoran, Georgina Cookson, Ronald Hatton, Michael Goodliffe, Sean Connery, Peggy Marshall, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox, George Zenios, A.J. Brown, Noel Howlett, Robert Bruce, Joseph Wise, Edward Underdown, Gina Lollobrigida, George Curzon, Laurence Hardy, Danny Daniels, André Morell, Gilda Dahlberg, Peter Madden
In Theaters:Aug 25, 1964
Runtime:2 hours 2 minutes
Production:Relph-Dearden Productions
Budget:$1,700,000
Available On:Amazon, Vudu
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