The Great McGonagall
"I am Queen Victoria, and I am very Big in England."
1975 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Joseph McGrath |
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| Writer: | Joseph McGrath, Spike Milligan |
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| 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: | Jan 23, 1975 |
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| Director: | Joseph McGrath |
| Writer: | Joseph McGrath, Spike Milligan |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Spike Milligan | William Topaz McGonagall |
| Peter Sellers | Queen Victoria |
| Julia Foster | Mrs. McGonagall |
| John Bluthal | various |
| Victor Spinetti | |
| Valentine Dyall | |
| Clifton Jones | |
| Julian Chagrin | |
| Charlie Young Atom | |
| Luie Caballero |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rusty Coppleman | Editor |
| Joseph McGrath | Screenplay, Director |
| Derek Warne | Music |
| John Mackey | Photoscience Manager |
| John Shakespeare | Music |
| Spike Milligan | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kamal Pasha | Executive Producer |
| Peter Lamb | Executive Producer |
| David Hamilton-Grant | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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