The read
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do. Most of the 261 1960s crime movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
60 audience votes
Key crew
- Basil DeardenDirector
- Robert MullerScreenplay
- Stanley MannScreenplay
Cast
- Gina LollobrigidaMaria Marcello
- Sean ConneryAnthony Richmond
- Ralph RichardsonCharles Richmond
- Alexander KnoxDetective Inspector Lomer
- Johnny SekkaThomas
- Peter MaddenYacht Captain
- Danny DanielsFenton
- Laurence HardyBaines
- Michael GoodliffeSolicitor
- André MorellJudge
- Noel HowlettAssistant Solicitor
- Douglas WilmerDr. Murray
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Themes
nursegreedladykillerseductionlegacy hunter