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.
Acting
Richardson's wheelchair tyrant steals every scene he's wheeled into
Cinematography
Opulent decay: marble halls hiding rot, yacht as floating tomb
Writing
Dialogue that coils like a noose — tight, patient, lethal
Director
Basil Dearden
Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Marcello
Sean Connery
Anthony Richmond
Ralph Richardson
Charles Richmond
Alexander Knox
Detective Inspector Lomer
Johnny Sekka
Thomas
Peter Madden
Yacht Captain
Danny Daniels
Fenton
Laurence Hardy
Baines
Michael Goodliffe
Solicitor
André Morell
Judge
Noel Howlett
Assistant Solicitor
Douglas Wilmer
Dr. Murray
Georgina Cookson
Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited)
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