The Great McGonagall (1975)
"I am Queen Victoria, and I am very Big in England."
In this high-camp farce, Goons legend Spike Milligan stars as William Topaz McGonagall, an unemployed Scottish weaver and aspiring poet laureate who falls in love with Queen Victoria - a brilliant cameo by Peter Sellers - and thereafter devotes his banal poetry to her. Though McGonagall's solicitations are rejected by the Queen, it doesn't stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as McGonagall hilariously attempts to become the greatest poet in the land. The image of the bad poet, trapped by his romanticism and inspired by a muse with a tin ear, appealed mightily to Spike Milligan, and this cult British spoof features the Goons show maestro at his ridiculous, genre-defying best.
| Movie ID | 158826 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Joseph McGrath |
| Main cast | Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Julia Foster, John Bluthal, Victor Spinetti, Valentine Dyall, Clifton Jones, Julian Chagrin |
| Release date | 23 January 1975 |
| Release year | 1975 |
| Language | EN |
| Duration | 85 min (1h 25m) |
| Rating | 5.6 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | – |
Director: Joseph McGrath
Writers: Spike Milligan, Joseph McGrath
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Spike MilliganWilliam Topaz McGonagall
Peter SellersQueen Victoria
Julia FosterMrs. McGonagall
John Bluthalvarious
Victor Spinetti
Valentine Dyall
Clifton Jones
Julian Chagrin
Charlie Young Atom
Luie Caballero
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