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The Great McGonagall

Name: The Great McGonagall
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975-01-23
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Julia Foster, John Bluthal, Victor Spinetti

1975Directed by Joseph McGrath

Comedy1h 25m

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"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.

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Spike MilliganWilliam Topaz McGonagall

Peter SellersQueen Victoria

Julia FosterMrs. McGonagall

John Bluthalvarious

Victor SpinettiCast

Valentine DyallCast

Clifton JonesCast

Julian ChagrinCast CCharlie Young AtomCast LLuie CaballeroCast

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About The Great McGonagall

How long is The Great McGonagall?: The Great McGonagall runs 1 hour and 25 minutes (85 minutes).
Who directed The Great McGonagall?: The Great McGonagall was directed by Joseph McGrath.
Who is in the cast of The Great McGonagall?: The Great McGonagall stars Spike Milligan as William Topaz McGonagall, Peter Sellers as Queen Victoria and Julia Foster as Mrs. McGonagall.
Where can I watch The Great McGonagall?: In the United States, The Great McGonagall is streaming on Philo. Availability differs by country: see Stream above for yours.
When was The Great McGonagall released?: The Great McGonagall was released on January 23, 1975.