Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971)
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Rosalind Russell plays Mrs. Pollifax in this film, thus joining together a well-loved movie star and a well-loved fictional spy. Based on Dorothy Gillman's novel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, the story concerns a widow who, feeling she has nothing much to lose, volunteers her services to the CIA… More Rosalind Russell plays Mrs. Pollifax in this film, thus joining together a well-loved movie star and a well-loved fictional spy. Based on Dorothy Gillman's novel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, the story concerns a widow who, feeling she has nothing much to lose, volunteers her services to the CIA saying "I am ready to die for my country." The CIA does not leap at this curious offer, but she is persistent, and eventually she is picked to play the role of tourist, accompanied and protected by a "real" CIA agent (Darren McGavin). The purpose of her trip is to pick up some much-sought-after microfilm. When she and her protector are captured and taken to Albania, her charm and wits save the day. This is one of Rosalind Russell's final films and not a well-regarded one. However, she must have wanted to do it very much, as she wrote the screenplay (under the penname C. A. McKnight). ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Leslie H. Martinson
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
G,
- In Theaters
- May 12, 1971 Wide
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
One of the worse spy movies I've ever seen.
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Cast
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John Beck
as Sgt. Lulash
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Dennis Cross
as Bishop
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Donald Diamond
as DeGamez Book Shop Proprietor
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Robert Donner
as Larrabee
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Dana Elcar
as Carstairs
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Harold Gould
as Col. Nexdhet
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Tom Hallick
as Roger
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Albert Paulsen
as Gen. Perdido
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Nehemiah Persoff
as Gen. Berisha
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Rosalind Russell
as Emily Pollifax
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Dennis Patrick
as Tourist
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Darren McGavin
as Johnny Farrell
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James Wellman
as Mason
