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Feb 17, 1971 · Mrs. Pollifax-Spy: Directed by Leslie H. Martinson. With Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin, Nehemiah Persoff, Harold Gould. A widowed New Jerseyan woman volunteers for spy duty at the CIA, being in her own opinion, expendable now that the children are grown, and is assigned to pick up a book in Mexico City, while finding out that it is easier said than done.
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- Adventure, Comedy
- Leslie H. Martinson
- 1971-02-17
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Country. United States. Language. English. Mrs. Pollifax–Spy is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin, and Nehemiah Persoff. It was released by United Artists. Russell wrote the screenplay for the film, which she adapted from the novel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman.
- 12 May 1971
- Lalo Schifrin
Jan 21, 2011 · Mrs. Pollifax has become a much beloved character since the first book (The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax) was written by Dorothy Gilman in 1966. At the time of this film, however, the full arc of the series had yet to be revealed. So Rosalind Russel took on the role in her last film with a great deal of gusto.
Mrs. Pollifax—Spy (1971), a theatrical film based on the book The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, stars Rosalind Russell in the title role, Darren McGavin as John Sebastian Farrell, and Dana Elcar as Carstairs. Russell was also credited as contributing to the story idea under a pseudonym.
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- Dorothy Gilman
- Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, which was the basis for the film, was the first in a series of fourteen novels published between 1966 and 2000 featuring the character of New Jersey widow "Mrs. Emily Pollifax," who became an on-call spy for the CIA during the Cold War. The film roughly follows the novel, although the novel ...
Synopsis. This made-for-television movie, based on the novels by , is about Emily Pollifax (), a mild-mannered New Jersey widow who, through a series of misunderstandings, joins the CIA and becomes an international spy. The film opens on the one-year anniversary of her husband Virgil's death, and she visits his grave, continue to talk to him ...
