Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Marcello
Search results
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Audley End House in Saffron Walden, Essex and in Majorca in the Balearic Islands between August and October 1963. The Majorca footage, including much footage in a boat off the coast, was shot on location in September 1963.
Dec 17, 2021 · This British film directed by Basil Dearden, produced by Michael Relph, and released through United Artists, is sumptuous and visually rich. From the grandeur of Charles’s English estate shot at Audley End House in Essex, England, to the lush outdoor scenes shot in Majorca, Spain, every scene is a feast for the eyes.
Woman of Straw. Tyrannical, but ailing, tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. The nurse, in turn, falls in love with Charles' ne'er-do-well nephew Anthony, who plots ways to gain control of his uncle's fortune.
Sep 9, 2015 · Into this world of privilege and resentment strides Maria Marcello (Gina Lollobrigida), a fiercely proud nurse of Italian peasant stock who doesn’t mind quitting if she’s annoyed. This...
The ending is about as believable as the worst Victorian melodrama, and Richardson is the only actor to come out of it unscathed-- perhaps because he dies before the film gets too...
Anthony is convinced that Charles drove his father to suicide, then married Anthony's mother, and, following her death, willed his riches to charity. Believing the money to be rightfully his, Anthony persuades Maria to become his accomplice in obtaining the inheritance by marrying Charles. After the wedding, however, she has a change of heart ...
When Charles ends up murdered shortly after the wedding, however, accusations fly, suspects are interrogated, and the real object of the scheme is finally exposed.
Summaries. Tyrannical, but ailing, tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. The nurse, in turn, falls in love with Charles' ne'er-do-well nephew Anthony, who plots ways to gain control of his uncle's fortune.
Overview. 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. Basil Dearden. Catherine Arley.
Tony, who is to split the money with Maria after the old man dies, is dismayed when the young woman actually falls for Charles, and has second thoughts about the scheme.
- Mystery & Thriller
