Death Is a Woman


Death 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. It was written by Wally Bosco.

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

Production

Filming took place in Malta and in the Pathe Studios of London.

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."
Kine Weekly wrote: "Mysterious without ever being very exciting, this is a rather muddled story lacking any distinction. Mediocre support. ... The story starts quite promisingly with a man being beaten up and then brutally shot, but interest and excitement is then dissipated in too many directions, some of the characters being introduced for no apparent reason and other events being left unexplained. Nor does the practically unknown cast manage to do much with the material provided."

Songs