Woman of Straw

1964

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

17
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 3662 3.7K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Basil Dearden Photo
Basil Dearden

Top cast

Sean Connery Photo
Sean Connery as Anthony 'Tony' Richmond
André Morell Photo
André Morell as Judge
Johnny Sekka Photo
Johnny Sekka as Thomas
Ralph Richardson Photo
Ralph Richardson as Charles Richmond
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972.03 MB
1192*720
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 2 min
Seeds 1
1.85 GB
1776*1072
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 2 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

I was pleasantly surprised with this film. "Charles

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 manipulate 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.
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Reviewed by happytrigger-64-390517 8 / 10

another top notch Basil Dearden

"Woman of Straw" is another fine movie directed by Basil Dearden, impossible to miss when you see Sean Connery and Gina Lollobrigida. Sean Connery is at his best period (James Bond), and he has here a very disturbing character ploting against his uncle, a violent racist tyran tycoon (superb Ralph Richardson). And Gina is his weapon. Lot of nasty twists, fine cinematography in color, great locations (Majorca), and a great ending.

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