| Death Is a Woman | |
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| 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 | Associated British-Pathé |
| Distributed by | Warner Pathé Distributors |
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| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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. Location filming took place in Malta.
Plot
British undercover agent Dennis Parbury is sent to an island in the Mediterranean to identify how a heroin-smuggling operation is distributing their product.
Cast
- 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
The 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."
Songs
- "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
- "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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- 1966 films
- 1966 crime drama films
- 1966 independent films
- 1960s British films
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s mystery films
- British crime drama films
- British independent films
- British mystery films
- Films shot in Malta
- English-language independent films
- English-language crime drama films
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