A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson
Written by:
Catherine Arley
Robert Muller
Stanley Mann
Directed by:
Basil Dearden
Release Date:
April 28, 1964
Original Title:
Woman of Straw
Alternate Titles:
Gyilkossag a hajon
La mujer de paja
갈대
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Michael Relph Productions
United Artists
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 US: NR
Runtime: 122
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.
A ruthless tycoon, whom his nephew (Anthony "Tony" Richmond) hates as he had both deprived his father of half of the family business and had (after his father had committed suicide) married his mother. A nurse (Maria) from a poor Italian family, is initially hired to care for the tycoon. She initially dislikes him because he abuses his employees. Tony convinces Maria to persist in his employ, however, telling her that he plans to bequeath his entire (fifty million pound) fortune to charity. He plans to help her marry him, then to help him change his will, and (perhaps) then to help her achieve her inheritance, all for a payoff of one million pounds.
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Internet Movie Database | 6.8/10 |
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Metacritic | 39/100 |
Awards Won: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total |
Art Direction:
Peter Murton
Continuity:
Susan Dyson
Costume Design:
Beatrice Dawson
Director:
Basil Dearden
Director of Photography:
Otto Heller
Editor:
John D. Guthridge
Novel:
Catherine Arley
Producer:
Michael Relph
Production Design:
Ken Adam
Screenplay:
Robert Muller
Stanley Mann
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