The History of Mr. Polly (2006)
Director Gillies MacKinnin and screenwriter Adrian Hodges team to adapt Victorian author H.G. Wells' intimate drama about a man who has forsaken his dreams to lead a life of suffocating mediocrity. Alfred Polly (Lee Evans) was once a man with truly extraordinary dreams, but unfortunately Alfred has chosen to walk the comfortable path of convention. Now saddled with a nagging wife (Anne-Marie Duff) and a failing business, Alfred becomes consumed by his own desperation. But no one who strives for a life of simple contentment will ever achieve anything truly extraordinary, and only when Alfred decides to take violent action will he finally realize what it takes for a gutless milquetoast to embrace his inner hero. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lee Evans, Anne-Marie Duff, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gillies MacKinnon
Synopsis of The History of Mr. Polly
Director Gillies MacKinnin and screenwriter Adrian Hodges team to adapt Victorian author H.G. Wells' intimate drama about a man who has forsaken his dreams to lead a life of suffocating mediocrity. Alfred Polly (Lee Evans) was once a man with truly extraordinary dreams, but unfortunately Alfred has chosen to walk the comfortable path of convention. Now saddled with a nagging wife (Anne-Marie Duff) and a failing business, Alfred becomes consumed by his own desperation. But no one who strives for a life of simple contentment will ever achieve anything truly extraordinary, and only when Alfred decides to take violent action will he finally realize what it takes for a gutless milquetoast to embrace his inner hero. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The History of Mr. Polly
- Lee Evans - Alfred Polly
- Julie Graham - Nancy Potter
- Richard Coyle - Jim
- Anne-Marie Duff - Miriam Polly
- Roger Lloyd-Pack - Johnson
- Trevor Cooper - Rumbold
- Director(s):
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Writer(s):
- Adrian Hodges
- Producer(s):
- Katherine Lannon
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