Summary
Fortune Is a Woman is a British crime film first released in 1957,
directed by Sidney Gilliat.
The film is based on a novel by Winston Graham and stars Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Price, Violet Farebrother and Ian Hunter.
It has also been released under the title: She Played with Fire.
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Credits
- Director: Sidney Gilliat
- Script: Sidney Gilliat, Winston Graham (novel), Frank Launder, Val Valentine
- Photo: Gerald Gibbs
- Music: William Alwyn
- Cast: Jack Hawkins (Oliver Branwell), Arlene Dahl (Sarah Moreton Branwell), Dennis Price (Tracey Moreton), Violet Farebrother (Mrs. Moreton), Ian Hunter (Clive Fisher), Malcolm Keen (Old Abercrombie), Geoffrey Keen (Michael Abercrombie aka Young Abercrombie), Patrick Holt (Fred Connor), John Robinson (Berkeley Reckitt), Michael Goodliffe (Detective Insp. Barnes), Martin Lane (Det. Constable Watson), Bernard Miles (Mr. Jerome), Christopher Lee (Charles Highbury), Greta Gynt (Vere Litchen), John Phillips (Willis Croft), Patricia Marmont (Ambrosine), Rosalind Knight
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 95 min; B&W
- Aka: She Played with Fire
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