The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
- Directed by
- Anthony Pelissier
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man is unhappy with his everyday life and chooses to change it in a drastic way. He leaves his old situation behind and sets off to find something new.
quirkygentlebittersweetwhimsicalunderstatedreflectivecomedic
What happens
The History of Mr. Polly is a 1949 British film directed by Anthony Pelissier and starring John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott and Finlay Currie. It was written by Pelissier based on the 1910 comic novel The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells. It was the first adaptation of one of Wells's works to be produced after his death in 1946. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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