The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Brief Synopsis
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Television movie about the recently widowed Emily Pollifax, who is looking for some adventure in her life. One day she decides to follow her childhood dream of being a secret agent and, through a comedy of errors, suddenly finds herself on a plane bound for Marrakesh, Morocco on a secret C.I.A. miss
Cast & Crew
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Anthony Shaw
Director
Angela Lansbury
Mrs Pollifax
Thomas Ian Griffith
Farrell
Ed Bishop
Carstairs
Joseph Long
Alekseiyagoda
Paul Birchard
Bishop
Film Details
Also Known As
Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Spy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Eastman Kodak; Investment Incentives For The Irish Film Industry; Panavision, Ltd.; Soho Images; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
MGM Worldwide Television Group
Location
Ireland; Morocco; Paris, France
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Television movie about the recently widowed Emily Pollifax, who is looking for some adventure in her life. One day she decides to follow her childhood dream of being a secret agent and, through a comedy of errors, suddenly finds herself on a plane bound for Marrakesh, Morocco on a secret C.I.A. mission, posing as a tourist. Based on the popular novels of the same title by Dorothy Gilman.
Director
Anthony Shaw
Director
Cast
Angela Lansbury
Mrs Pollifax
Thomas Ian Griffith
Farrell
Ed Bishop
Carstairs
Joseph Long
Alekseiyagoda
Paul Birchard
Bishop
Peter Bland
Jacqueline Pearce
Jacqueline
Michelle Read
Alice
John Light
Robin Hughes-Wright
Tommy O'neill
Franz
Paul Kennedy
Hans
Daisy Donovan
Alexandra
Gerry O'brien
Haggarty
Todd Boyce
Mason
Patricia Martin
Lady Pillsbury
Martin Phillips
Limo Driver
Robert Boyd
Baron Von Roelen
Patrick Byrnes
Cia Field Agent
Bob Gallico
George
Judith Mcgilligan
Mildred
Patricia Drake
Jane Pollifax
Suana Slott
Ms Hartshorne
Todd Boyce
Crew
Andrew Ackland-snow
Art Director
Kevan Barker
Assistant Director
Paul E Barnes
Assistant Director
Richard Brams
Producer
Ann Brodie
Makeup
Michele Brustin
Executive Producer
Liza Buckley
Production Coordinator
Elaine Burt
Production Coordinator
David Byrne
Production Manager
Allan Chalfin
Production Executive
Stan Cole
Editor
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bernie Dooley
Hair Stylist
Tom Dowling
Construction Manager
Gerry Fearon
Transportation Coordinator
Ann-marie Fitzgerald
Accounting Assistant
Philip Fitzsimons
Gaffer
David E Fluhr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dorothy Gilman
Source Material (From Novel)
Paul Hedges
Property Master
Colin Jamison
Hair Stylist
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Lowin
Line Producer
Josie Macavin
Set Decorator
Susan J Marks
Publicity
Robert T. Megginson
Screenwriter
Barry Miller
Consultant
Mervyn Moore
Sound Mixer
Tiny Nicholls
Costume Designer
Colm Nolan
Location Manager
Carmel O'connor
Casting (Ireland)
Mark O'connor
Publicity
Morgan O'sullivan
Co-Producer
Laerke Pedersen
Script Supervisor
Mary Pritchard
Assistant Editor
Paul Raney
Associate Producer
Dan Raziel
Music Editor
Peter Manning Robinson
Music
Matthew G Sawelson
Sound Editor
David Shaw
Executive Producer
Steve Simmonds
Art Director
Peter Sinclair
Director Of Photography
Brian Ackland Snow
Production Designer
Gilian Titchmarsh
Casting (United Kingdom)
Lynda Van Damm
Production Accountant
Judith Weiner
Casting (Usa)
Julie Weiss
Costume Designer
Des Whelan
Camera Operator
Margot Wilson
Makeup Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Spy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Eastman Kodak; Investment Incentives For The Irish Film Industry; Panavision, Ltd.; Soho Images; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
MGM Worldwide Television Group
Location
Ireland; Morocco; Paris, France
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 20, 1999
Began shooting November 17, 1997.
Completed shooting December 21, 1997.
