11 of 17 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? This nurse was Marie Marcello, ( Gina Lollobrigida ) who was very beautiful and had plenty of sex appeal both to Anthony and his uncle Charles. A psychologist pioneers a research study at a prison. Woman of Straw is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It's an amazing thriller beginning rather suavely as no one can suspect anything, but as the intrigue develops there is a decisive crisis half way into the film, from which moment on the plot never stops thickening. 19 out of 20 found this helpful. 17 out of 21 found this helpful. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. It's not surprising his nephew (Sean Connery) would want to do him in. Connery plays the nephew of cantankerous and crippled old business tycoon Ralph Richardson, who hires nurse Gina Lollobrigida to care for his uncle. Gems like this have me hanging on every word. Had to check it out. 09 Sep 2015. Sean Connery is at his best period (James Bond), and he has here a very disturbing character ploting against his uncle, a violent racist tyran tycoon (superb Ralph Richardson). Lot of nasty twists, fine cinematography in color, great locations (Majorca), … 3 out of 5 found this helpful. Movies. End result is fame, fortune and power within your own little world. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him. I liked it because it sustained attention...and I had not previously seen a movie with Lola in it...and Sean playing the villain; Ralph was so good in "O Lucky Man!" It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel La Femme de paille by Catherine Arley. Was this review helpful? I felt that the way that old Richmond treated the servants was extremely racist and uncalled-for; I hope that this movie could not have been made today, with its decimatingly cruel treatment of persons who are not of the so-called white elite.
11 of 17 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? This nurse was Marie Marcello, ( Gina Lollobrigida ) who was very beautiful and had plenty of sex appeal both to Anthony and his uncle Charles. A psychologist pioneers a research study at a prison. Woman of Straw is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It's an amazing thriller beginning rather suavely as no one can suspect anything, but as the intrigue develops there is a decisive crisis half way into the film, from which moment on the plot never stops thickening. 19 out of 20 found this helpful. 17 out of 21 found this helpful. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. It's not surprising his nephew (Sean Connery) would want to do him in. Connery plays the nephew of cantankerous and crippled old business tycoon Ralph Richardson, who hires nurse Gina Lollobrigida to care for his uncle. Gems like this have me hanging on every word. Had to check it out. 09 Sep 2015. Sean Connery is at his best period (James Bond), and he has here a very disturbing character ploting against his uncle, a violent racist tyran tycoon (superb Ralph Richardson). Lot of nasty twists, fine cinematography in color, great locations (Majorca), … 3 out of 5 found this helpful. Movies. End result is fame, fortune and power within your own little world. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him. I liked it because it sustained attention...and I had not previously seen a movie with Lola in it...and Sean playing the villain; Ralph was so good in "O Lucky Man!" It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel La Femme de paille by Catherine Arley. Was this review helpful? I felt that the way that old Richmond treated the servants was extremely racist and uncalled-for; I hope that this movie could not have been made today, with its decimatingly cruel treatment of persons who are not of the so-called white elite.
11 of 17 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? This nurse was Marie Marcello, ( Gina Lollobrigida ) who was very beautiful and had plenty of sex appeal both to Anthony and his uncle Charles. A psychologist pioneers a research study at a prison. Woman of Straw is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It's an amazing thriller beginning rather suavely as no one can suspect anything, but as the intrigue develops there is a decisive crisis half way into the film, from which moment on the plot never stops thickening. 19 out of 20 found this helpful. 17 out of 21 found this helpful. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. It's not surprising his nephew (Sean Connery) would want to do him in. Connery plays the nephew of cantankerous and crippled old business tycoon Ralph Richardson, who hires nurse Gina Lollobrigida to care for his uncle. Gems like this have me hanging on every word. Had to check it out. 09 Sep 2015. Sean Connery is at his best period (James Bond), and he has here a very disturbing character ploting against his uncle, a violent racist tyran tycoon (superb Ralph Richardson). Lot of nasty twists, fine cinematography in color, great locations (Majorca), … 3 out of 5 found this helpful. Movies. End result is fame, fortune and power within your own little world. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him. I liked it because it sustained attention...and I had not previously seen a movie with Lola in it...and Sean playing the villain; Ralph was so good in "O Lucky Man!" It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel La Femme de paille by Catherine Arley. Was this review helpful? I felt that the way that old Richmond treated the servants was extremely racist and uncalled-for; I hope that this movie could not have been made today, with its decimatingly cruel treatment of persons who are not of the so-called white elite.
11 of 17 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? This nurse was Marie Marcello, ( Gina Lollobrigida ) who was very beautiful and had plenty of sex appeal both to Anthony and his uncle Charles. A psychologist pioneers a research study at a prison. Woman of Straw is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It's an amazing thriller beginning rather suavely as no one can suspect anything, but as the intrigue develops there is a decisive crisis half way into the film, from which moment on the plot never stops thickening. 19 out of 20 found this helpful. 17 out of 21 found this helpful. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. It's not surprising his nephew (Sean Connery) would want to do him in. Connery plays the nephew of cantankerous and crippled old business tycoon Ralph Richardson, who hires nurse Gina Lollobrigida to care for his uncle. Gems like this have me hanging on every word. Had to check it out. 09 Sep 2015. Sean Connery is at his best period (James Bond), and he has here a very disturbing character ploting against his uncle, a violent racist tyran tycoon (superb Ralph Richardson). Lot of nasty twists, fine cinematography in color, great locations (Majorca), … 3 out of 5 found this helpful. Movies. End result is fame, fortune and power within your own little world. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him. I liked it because it sustained attention...and I had not previously seen a movie with Lola in it...and Sean playing the villain; Ralph was so good in "O Lucky Man!" It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel La Femme de paille by Catherine Arley. Was this review helpful? I felt that the way that old Richmond treated the servants was extremely racist and uncalled-for; I hope that this movie could not have been made today, with its decimatingly cruel treatment of persons who are not of the so-called white elite.
Gina Lollobrigida was reportedly "demanding and temperamental" during the filming, frequently clashing with Connery and Dearden. A nurse (Maria) from a poor Italian family, is initially hired to care for the tycoon. Naturally, Connery has a hidden agenda, and it’s a refreshing change to see him playing a smooth urbane villain instead of a smooth urbane hero, but the film takes so long establishing its characters that, by the time the story picks up you’re not that interested. 6 Responses to “Movie Review – WOMAN OF STRAW (1964).” Patti Abbott Says: December 8th, 2008 at 12:57 pm. Reviews: Woman of Straw. Photography does wonders here. He seeks the help of six savvy inmates including a safe-cracker, a mobster, a pair of armed robbers and psychopath. This movie was filmed around the time Connery made From Russia with Love. Was this review helpful? A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. This sounds great. 3 out of 3 found this helpful. This story concerns itself all around a very wealthy billionaire named Charles Richmond, (Ralph Richardson) who was a very evil man and loved to mistreat everyone he came in contact with and treated his servants just like dogs and even the dogs hated this Charles. Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors. But he managed to break out of the typecase, and pop up in non-Bond roles like Amundsen in THE RED TENT, Edward Pearce in THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, Daniel Dravot in THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, and Eliot Ness's ill-fated mentor in THE UNTOUCHABLES (which finally netted him an Oscar). Read the full synopsis of Woman of Straw, 1964, directed by Basil Dearden, with Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson, at Turner Classic Movies The visual settings are magnificent, and Gina Lollobrigida was never more seductive or beautiful than in this motion picture.
11 of 17 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? This nurse was Marie Marcello, ( Gina Lollobrigida ) who was very beautiful and had plenty of sex appeal both to Anthony and his uncle Charles. A psychologist pioneers a research study at a prison. Woman of Straw is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It's an amazing thriller beginning rather suavely as no one can suspect anything, but as the intrigue develops there is a decisive crisis half way into the film, from which moment on the plot never stops thickening. 19 out of 20 found this helpful. 17 out of 21 found this helpful. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. It's not surprising his nephew (Sean Connery) would want to do him in. Connery plays the nephew of cantankerous and crippled old business tycoon Ralph Richardson, who hires nurse Gina Lollobrigida to care for his uncle. Gems like this have me hanging on every word. Had to check it out. 09 Sep 2015. Sean Connery is at his best period (James Bond), and he has here a very disturbing character ploting against his uncle, a violent racist tyran tycoon (superb Ralph Richardson). Lot of nasty twists, fine cinematography in color, great locations (Majorca), … 3 out of 5 found this helpful. Movies. End result is fame, fortune and power within your own little world. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him. I liked it because it sustained attention...and I had not previously seen a movie with Lola in it...and Sean playing the villain; Ralph was so good in "O Lucky Man!" It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel La Femme de paille by Catherine Arley. Was this review helpful? I felt that the way that old Richmond treated the servants was extremely racist and uncalled-for; I hope that this movie could not have been made today, with its decimatingly cruel treatment of persons who are not of the so-called white elite.
