Woman of Straw

– Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
1964
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.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

25 Aug 1964

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Basil Dearden

Writer:

Catherine Arley (novel), Robert Muller (screenplay), Stanley Mann (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox

Plot:

A ruthless tycoon, whom his nephew (Anthony "Tony" Richmond) hates as he had both deprived his father of half of the family business and had (after his father had committed suicide) married his mother. A nurse (Maria) from a poor Italian family, is initially hired to care for the tycoon. She initially dislikes him because he abuses his employees. Tony convinces Maria to persist in his employ, however, telling her that he plans to bequeath his entire (50 million pound) fortune to charity. He plans to help her marry him, then to help him change his will, and (perhaps) then to help her achieve her inheritance...all for a payoff of 1 million pounds.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10