Death Is a Woman (also known as Sex Is a Woman, CIA an Malta: Diese Frau ist gefährlich, Love Is a Woman) is a 1966 British mystery film directed by Frederic Goode and starring Mark Burns, Shaun Curry, William Dexter, Wanda Ventham, Terence De Marney and Patsy Ann Noble.[1] Location filming took place in Malta.[2]
| Death Is a Woman | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Frederic Goode |
| Screenplay by | Wally Bosco |
| Story by | Wally Bosco (original story) |
| Produced by | Harry Field |
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| Cinematography | Bill Jordan |
| Edited by | Fredrick Ives |
| Music by | John Shakespeare |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Pathé Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBritish undercover agent Dennis Parbury is sent to an island in the Mediterranean to identify how a heroin-smuggling operation is distributing their product.
Cast
edit- Mark Burns as Dennis Parbury
- Shaun Curry as Joe
- William Dexter as Malo
- Wanda Ventham as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
- Terence De Marney as Jacomini
- Patsy Ann Noble as Francesca
- Mark Singleton as Costello, Head of the Police
- Michael Brennan as Bonelli
- Anita Harris as singer at casino
- Blake Butler as lift operator
- Dulcie Bowman as old lady
- Tony Watham as himself
- Garth Adams as himself
- Caron Gardner as Mary
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Drug traffic, gambling, murder mystery, unscrupulous femme fatale, and a couple of songs, here brought together against a colourful Mediterranean background. But the mixture fails to coalesce, and the naiveté of the script is only emphasised by some distinctly substandard acting. Still, there are several underwater sequences for those who like to watch them."[3]
Songs
edit- "Who's Foolish", music and lyrics by Joan Shakespeare, sung by Anita Harris
- "Francesca", music and lyrics by Joan Shakespeare, sung by Dennis Lotis (as Denis Lotis)
References
edit- ^ "Death Is a Woman". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Death Is a Woman". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Death Is a Woman". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 10. 1 January 1967 – via ProQuest.
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