The Great McGonagall (1975)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1975-01-23
Runtime: 85 minutes
Director: Joseph McGrath
Top Cast
- Spike Milligan as William Topaz McGonagall
- Peter Sellers as Queen Victoria
- Julia Foster as Mrs. McGonagall
- John Bluthal as various
- Victor Spinetti as
- Valentine Dyall as
- Clifton Jones as
- Julian Chagrin as
- Charlie Young Atom as
- Luie Caballero as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
Trailers & Videos
Images & Backdrops
Backdrops
Posters
Where to Watch
No watch providers found for this movie in TW.