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The Great McGonagall (1975) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1975 · 85 mins · English
- Directed by
- Joseph McGrath
- Starring
- Peter Sellers, John Bluthal, Victor Spinetti, Julian Chagrin, Spike Milligan, Valentine Dyall
Spike Milligan plays William Topaz McGonagall, an out‑of‑work Scottish weaver who dreams of becoming poet laureate and falls for a pompous Queen Victoria in a brilliant cameo by Peter Sellers. Though the Queen rejects him, McGonagall keeps delivering over‑earnest, turgid verses in a camp spoof that lampoons vanity and celebrates British humor.
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