A tyrannical , ailing tycoon : Ralph Richardson marries his Italian nurse, Gina Lollobrigida La Lollo , though eventually things go wrong . Meanwhile, his nephew : Sean Connery , and allegedly heir, is reluctant to this conveniece marriage and he is plotting ways to gain control of his uncle's inheritance . As the question of inheritated fortune is greedily anticipated when a tragedy complicates matters. It's so easy to set fire to A Woman of Straw !
Good and decently made psychological thriller drama that provided a respite from James Bond 007 for Sean Connery . It contains thrills , electrifying suspense , plot twists and nice performance that keeps things going smoothly. Dealing with a marriage of convenience and finally the fateful consequences happening , it is interesting enough , though only the unexpected final is weak and silly . Fine interpretations from starring trio , as the film does well on the strength of their acting , portraying members of a family no one would want to see at a reunion . Sean Connery is pretty well, as always, performing Anthony , the cunning nephew of a dying tycoon and Gina Lollobrigida as the beautiful nurse who in turn falls in love for Anthony. While Ralph Richardson is top-notch as the ruthless wheelchair-bound millionaire who is a really lover of the classic music , particularly composer Ludwing Van Bethoven. Accompanying them there are brief interventions of notorious secondaries such as Alexander Knox , Johnny Sekka , Peter Madden , Laurence Hardy, Michael Goodliffe , Robert Bruce, Andre Morell , among others .
It contains a colorful and brilliant cinematography in Technicolor by Otto Heller , mostly filmed in the wonderful outdoors from Majorca , Balearic Islands, Spain . The motion picture was competently directed by Basil Dearden who sometimes shows a tendency to pull horror tricks to enlive the twisted intrigue. Dearden was a good British filmmaker , directing all kinds of genres with success enough, such as : "Dead of night , Captive heart , Train of events , The Blue Lamp, Who Done it ? ! , The Smallest Show on Earth , Frieda , Sapphire , The league of Gentlemen , Victim , Karthoum , The Assassination Bureau , The Man Who Haunted Himself" and several others . Rating : 6.5/10 , notable . The flick will appeal to Sean Connery and Gina Lollobrigida , La Lollo , fans . Worthwhile watching .
Good and decently made psychological thriller drama that provided a respite from James Bond 007 for Sean Connery . It contains thrills , electrifying suspense , plot twists and nice performance that keeps things going smoothly. Dealing with a marriage of convenience and finally the fateful consequences happening , it is interesting enough , though only the unexpected final is weak and silly . Fine interpretations from starring trio , as the film does well on the strength of their acting , portraying members of a family no one would want to see at a reunion . Sean Connery is pretty well, as always, performing Anthony , the cunning nephew of a dying tycoon and Gina Lollobrigida as the beautiful nurse who in turn falls in love for Anthony. While Ralph Richardson is top-notch as the ruthless wheelchair-bound millionaire who is a really lover of the classic music , particularly composer Ludwing Van Bethoven. Accompanying them there are brief interventions of notorious secondaries such as Alexander Knox , Johnny Sekka , Peter Madden , Laurence Hardy, Michael Goodliffe , Robert Bruce, Andre Morell , among others .
It contains a colorful and brilliant cinematography in Technicolor by Otto Heller , mostly filmed in the wonderful outdoors from Majorca , Balearic Islands, Spain . The motion picture was competently directed by Basil Dearden who sometimes shows a tendency to pull horror tricks to enlive the twisted intrigue. Dearden was a good British filmmaker , directing all kinds of genres with success enough, such as : "Dead of night , Captive heart , Train of events , The Blue Lamp, Who Done it ? ! , The Smallest Show on Earth , Frieda , Sapphire , The league of Gentlemen , Victim , Karthoum , The Assassination Bureau , The Man Who Haunted Himself" and several others . Rating : 6.5/10 , notable . The flick will appeal to Sean Connery and Gina Lollobrigida , La Lollo , fans . Worthwhile watching .