The History of Mr.Polly
The History of Mr.Polly ★★½ 2007
Victorian everyman Alfred Polly (Evans) finds himself desperately unhappy since he's stuck with a nagging wife (Duff) and a failing business. So he decides to take drastic action to transform himself from a downtrodden loser into a hero. Based on a novel by H.G. Wells. 93m/C DVD . GB Lee Evans, Anne-Marie Duff, Julie Graham, Richard Coyle, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Trevor Cooper; D: Gilles Mackinnon; W: Adrian Hodges; C: Nigel Willoughby; M: James Edward Barker, Tim Despic. TV
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