Woman of Straw

"It's so easy to set fire to a..."

1964 2h 2m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 60

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Synopsis

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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.

“It's so easy to set fire to a...”

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Cast

Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Marcello
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Basil Dearden
Writers: Stanley Mann, Robert Muller
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Basil Dearden, shot by Otto Heller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John D. Guthridge shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery and Ralph Richardson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's so easy to set fire to a...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Basil Dearden directs. Otto Heller behind the camera. John D. Guthridge cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Basil Dearden, shot by Otto Heller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor John D. Guthridge shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery and Ralph Richardson carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It's so easy to set fire to a...".
6IMDB entry: tt0058754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Otto Heller
Editing: John D. Guthridge
Production design: Ken Adam
Costume design: Beatrice Dawson
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Woman of Straw (1964)

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CinemaSerf2024-12-01
★ 7/10
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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