Woman of Straw (1964)

Woman of Straw is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel La Femme de paille by Catherine Arley.

Director – Basil Dearden

Writers – Catherine Arley (novel), Robert Muller (screenplay), Stanley Mann (screenplay)

Cast –
Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Marcello
Sean Connery as Anthony ‘Tony’ Richmond
Ralph Richardson as Charles Richmond
Alexander Knox as Detective Inspector Lomer
Johnny Sekka as Thomas
Laurence Hardy as Baynes, the butler
Peter Madden as Yacht Captain
Danny Daniels as Fenton
Michael Goodliffe as Solicitor
Noel Howlett as Assistant Solicitor

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Plot

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.