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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1999)

1999-05-20 · 1h 30m · EN
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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. 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.

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Anthony Pullen ShawDirector

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Angela LansburyAngela LansburyEmily PollifaxThomas Ian GriffithThomas Ian GriffithJack FarrellEd BishopEd BishopCarstairsPaul BirchardPaul BirchardBishopMichelle ReadMichelle ReadAliceTommy O'NeillTommy O'NeillFranzPaul KennedyPaul KennedyHansJoseph LongJoseph LongAleksei YagodaGerry O'BrienGerry O'BrienHaggartyJohn LightJohn LightRobin Hughes-WrightTodd BoyceTodd BoyceMasonPatricia MartinPatricia MartinLady Palisibury

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What is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax about?

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.

How long is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax?

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax has a runtime of 90 minutes.