Woman of Straw

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Woman of Straw
original movie poster
Directed by	Basil Dearden
Produced by	Michael Relph
Written by	Robert Muller Stanley Mann
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida Sean Connery Ralph Richardson
Music by	Norman Percival
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Editing by	John D. Guthridge
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	1964
Running time	122 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
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Women of Straw is a 1964 British mystery thriller starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1964 novel by Catherine Arley.

[edit] Plot

Connery's character Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-bound tycoon uncle Charles Richmond (Richardson) by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs (Lollobrigida), to marry him. After his uncle's demise Anthony becomes a murder suspect. Lollobrigida's character is the Woman of Straw of the title.