Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

It's so easy to set fire to a...

Directed by Basil Dearden

Produced by Michael Relph Productions, United Artists

1964122 min6.2 / 10

A morally murky thriller about seduction and greed, where a fortune-hunter manipulates a nurse into a marriage scheme with his wealthy uncle, built on deception and the threat of exposure.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Does Woman of Straw end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Woman of Straw easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Woman of Straw scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Woman of Straw sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Woman of Straw violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

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