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Woman of Straw

Name: Woman of Straw
Director: Basil Dearden
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1964-04-28
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox, Johnny Sekka

CrimeDramaThriller

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.

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Cast

Gina LollobrigidaSean ConneryRalph RichardsonAlexander KnoxJohnny SekkaPeter MaddenDanny DanielsLaurence HardyMichael GoodliffeAndré MorellNoel HowlettDouglas Wilmer

Director

Basil Dearden

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