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 |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |