''Death Is a Woman'' is a 1966 British

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...

directed by Frederic Goode and starring Mark Burns,

Shaun Curry Shaun Curry (5 June 1937 - 7 July 2009) was a British actor, best known for his appearances on television. His credits include: ''Z-Cars'', '' The Saint'', ''Warship'', '' The Sweeney'', '' The New Avengers'', '' Secret Army'', ''Poldark'', '' ...

, William Dexter,

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and

Trisha Noble Patricia Ann Ruth Noble (3 February 1944 – 23 January 2021) was an Australian singer and actress. Initially performing as Patsy Ann Noble, she was a teenage pop singer in the early 1960s, with regular appearances on the music and variety tele ...

. Location filming took place in

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Plot

A British undercover agent (Burns) is sent to an island in the

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to identify how a heroin smuggling operation is distributing their product.

Cast

* Mark Burns as Dennis Parbury *

as Joe * William Dexter as Malo *

as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe *

as Jacomini *

as Francesca (as Patsy Ann Noble) * Mark Singleton as Costello, Head of the Police * Michael Brennan as Bonelli *

Anita Harris Anita Madeleine Harris (born 3 June 1942) is an English actress, singer and entertainer. Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers for three years from 1961 and had a number of chart hits during the 1960s. She appeared in the ''Carry On'' film ...

as Singer at Casino *

Blake Butler John David Blake Butler (22 October 1924 – 15 April 1981) was an English actor best known for his role as the lecherous chief librarian Mr. Wainwright during the first and third series of ''Last of the Summer Wine'' in 1973 and 1976 res ...

as Lift Operator * Dulcie Bowman as Old Lady * Tony Watham as Himself * Garth Adams as Himself * Caron Gardner as Mary

References

External links

* * 1966 films 1966 crime drama films 1966 independent films British crime drama films British independent films British mystery films Films shot in Malta 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{mystery-film-stub