Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw
original movie poster
Directed by	Basil Dearden
Produced by	Michael Relph
Written by	Robert Muller Stanley Mann
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida Sean Connery Ralph Richardson
Music by	Norman Percival
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	John D. Guthridge
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	1964
Running time	122 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Woman of Straw is a 1964 British crime thriller starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1964 novel by Catherine Arley.

Connery's character Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond (Richardson) by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs (Lollobrigida), to marry him. After his uncle's demise Maria becomes a murder suspect. Lollobrigida's character is the Woman of Straw of the title.

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. Gina Lollobrigida was reportedly "demanding and temperamental" during the filming, frequently clashing with Connery and director Dearden.