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Death Is a Woman

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Death Is a Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrederic Goode
Screenplay byWally Bosco
Story byWally Bosco
(original story)
Produced byHarry Field
Starring
CinematographyBill Jordan
Edited byFredrick Ives
Music byJohn Shakespeare
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Pathé Distributors
Release date
  • February 1966 (1966-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

Plot

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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

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Reception

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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."[3]

Songs

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  • "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

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  1. ^ "Death Is a Woman". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Death Is a Woman". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Death Is a Woman". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 10. 1 January 1967 – via ProQuest.
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