BigList
Login / Sign up
The Millionairess (1972)

The Millionairess (1972)

Drama

Television Adaptation of the Shaw classic.

Release Date: 1972, September 12
Directors: William Slater
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC Studios
Cast: Maggie Smith, Charles Gray, James Villiers, Peter Barkworth, Tom Baker, Priscilla Morgan, Avril Angers, John Garrie

Overview:

One of Shaw's later plays, The Millionairess explores his fascination with the machinations of capitalism. Epifania is glamorous, clever... and also the richest woman in the world. Brought up by a money-mad father, she will only consider a man for marriage if he can convert £150 into £50,000 within six months. But when she meets an intriguing Egyptian doctor, he has his own money-making challenge for her...