The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1999)

TV Movie  -  90 min  -  Drama | Mystery
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When her doctor recommends that a widow pursue her unfulfilled life ambitions, he doesn't realize that she has always wanted to be a spy... See full summary »

Writers:

Dorothy Gilman (novel), Robert T. Megginson (teleplay)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Angela Lansbury ...
Thomas Ian Griffith ...
Ed Bishop Ed Bishop ...
Paul Birchard Paul Birchard ...
Michelle Read Michelle Read ...
Alice
Tommy O'Neill Tommy O'Neill ...
Franz
Paul Kennedy Paul Kennedy ...
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Joseph Long ...
Aleksei Yagoda
Gerry O'Brien ...
Haggarty
John Light ...
Robin Hughes-Wright
Todd Boyce ...
Patricia Martin Patricia Martin ...
Lady Palisibury
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Patrick Joseph Byrnes ...
Devlin CI Agent
Gráinne de Buitléar ...
French Maid
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Storyline

When her doctor recommends that a widow pursue her unfulfilled life ambitions, he doesn't realize that she has always wanted to be a spy. Sending a letter to her congressman gets her an interview with the CIA and accidentally gets her an assignment to Morocco for a supposed easy task of picking up an encrypted code book. When the agency realizes their mistake, they send a super-agent to watch over her. Both are taken prisoner and the real agent is injured, leaving Mrs. Pollifax to use her considerable wits to help them escape and to save the day. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

CIA | Spy | Widow | Espionage | Based On Novel

Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Inesperada Sra. Polifax See more »

Filming Locations:

Ireland See more »

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Final film of Jacqueline Pearce See more »

Connections

Version of Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) See more »