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62% Critic Match
Woman of Straw
“It's so easy to set fire to a...”
6.2 / 10• 1964• 2h 2m•NR• English
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Marcello
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Basil Dearden's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Woman of Straw is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
