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Woman of Straw

Year:

1964

Duration:

122 min | Argentina:118 min | Germany:117 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Basil Dearden

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1964-08-25

Filming Locations: Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Gina Lollobrigida

Sean Connery

Anthony 'Tony' Richmond

Ralph Richardson

Charles Richmond

Alexander Knox

Detective Inspector Lomer

Johnny Sekka

Thomas

Laurence Hardy

Baines

Peter Madden

Yacht Captain

Danny Daniels

Fenton

Noel Howlett

Assistant Solicitor

Douglas Wilmer

Dr. Murray (scenes deleted)

A.J. Brown

Third Executive (uncredited)

Robert Bruce

John, the Chauffeur (uncredited)

Georgina Cookson

Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited)

Michael Corcoran

The Cook (uncredited)

George Curzon

Second Executive (uncredited)

Gilda Dahlberg

Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited)

Michael Goodliffe

Solicitor (uncredited)

Ronald Hatton

Mate of Yacht (uncredited)

Peggy Marshall

Wardress (uncredited)

André Morell

Judge (uncredited)

Edward Underdown

First Executive (uncredited)

Joseph Wise

Police Sgt. Peters (uncredited)

George Zenios

Boy at Island Hotel (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

During the swimming sequence on raft with Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery's voice is dubbed.

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The white tuxedo Sean Connery wears in this film is the same one he would later wear in the pre-title sequence of Goldfinger (1964). The jacket even had the initials "AR" sewn on the inside, which stand for his character's name Anthony Richmond.

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The novel which this film is based on was originally published in France under the title "La Femme de Paille" by Catherine Arley in 1953.

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Goofs

At Majorca, a man offers himself to drive Maria to a nearby hotel. He drives his truck on the left, but in Spain he should have driven on the right.

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Quotes

Charles Richmond: All our years of marriage she never once raised her voice at me, never tried to wheedle anything out of me. She was... remarkable.

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Maria Marcello: He was telling me about your mother.

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