Apr 28, 1964
122 min
Full-HD

Woman of Straw (1964)

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.

Category

Crime Drama Thriller

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Michael Relph Productions United Artists

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

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