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    Unique ID Code: 0000090316
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    Added on: 22/12/2006 17:13
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    History of Mr Polly, The (UK)

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    The adventures of one man and his bicycle
    Certificate: U
    Running Time: 92 mins
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Synopsis:
    An adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells. The sensitive Mr Polly finds himself out of work when he is sacked for daydreaming. His life is in chaos. When his father dies and leaves him a large inheritance, he decides to see the world and promptly buys himself a bicycle. After a failed love affair he opens his own draper`s shop. Unhappily married, Mr Polly contemplates suicide when the business goes under... Might there be another, happier avenue of escape for him?

    Special Features:
    Tales of the Unexpected episode: Galloping Foxley
    Image Gallery
    Interviews with Sir John Mills

    Video Tracks:
    Standard 1.33:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Mono English

    Directed By:
    Anthony Pelissier

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Finlay Currie
    Megs Jenkins
    Betty Ann Davies
    John Mills

    Soundtrack By:
    William Alwyn

    Distributor:
    Network
    Granada

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