The great mcgonagall 1974, directed by joseph mcgrath film. Poor spike, illserved by the cinema, here an attempt to get the lunacy of the q series on celluloid goes awry. Dec 20, 2007 the great mcgonagall reminds me of the worst examples of charity telethon comedy, where the cast and crew are performing to please themselves rather than to entertain the audience. Mcgonagall would have been exceedingly glad to have had a tenth of what they earn. Minerva mcgonagall is portrayed by british actress dame maggie smith in the film adaptations of harry potter and the philosophers stone, chamber of secrets, prisoner of azkaban, goblet of fire, order of the phoenix, halfblood prince and in deathly hallows. See the full list of the great mcgonagall cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The great mcgonagall is a 1974 british comedy film directed by joseph mcgrath and starring spike milligan in the title role, peter sellers as queen victoria and julia foster as mrs mcgonagall. The great wizarding war official trailer snape and the. Dress up as the great transforming hogwarts teacher with this complete professor mcgonagall costume tutorial and overview for fans of harry potter.
She was the grandmother of isobel mcgonagall nee ross and the greatgrandmother of. Buy the complete mcgonagall new impression by william mcgonagall isbn. Sep 23, 2015 say what you want about albus dumbledore and harry potter being the best characters to walk the halls of hogwarts. The story concerns indigent scotsman william mcgonagall, who aspires to become poet laureate of great britain. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration.
Isobel named her firstborn child in her grandmothers honour. She did this because she missed her family and the magical community, which she had to leave behind when she married a muggle man. The great mcgonagall was the seventh in a string of flops for sellers, whose career improved with his next film the return of the pink panther 1975. It is a humorous biopic of the scottish poet william mcgonagall that includes several. Revuetype sketches inspired by the life of william mcgonagall, the 19th century scot and selfstyled poet who wrote verse not unlike milligan.
Twelve times that professor mcgonagall proved to us all that she is the greatest character in the harry potter series. She is best known as deputy headmistress of hogwarts and parttime tabby cat, but there is more to learn about professor minerva mcgonagall. The great mcgonagall 1975 film complet en francais hd. With spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal. William mcgonagall, a scottish poet often known by this name. Duration 95 minutes release date 1974 laugh track none broadcast details last repeat. Spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal, victor spinetti, valentine dyall, julian chagrin, clifton jones, charlie. Falling in love with queen victoria played by peter sellers he donates his major poetic works to her and, despite many rejections, dreams of one day becoming poet laureate.
If youre looking for something new to listen to, watch or play, look no further than the musicmagpie store. Biography of obscure scottish poet, william mcgonagall. William topaz mcgonagall spike milligan is an unemployed scottish weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. This cult british comedy is set in victorian britain and depicts an unemployed scottish weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Buy poetic gems to enjoy mcgonagall, and buy the wrong box and the party and dr. Anyone who remembers with affection radios goon show will immediately recognise the style of humour which launched spike and peters careers, complete with some of the most familiar voice characterisations. The great mcgonagall 1975 william topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet. The great mcgonagall is a 1974 british comedy film directed by joseph mcgrath and starring spike milligan in the title role, peter sellers as queen victoria and.
Though mcgonagall s solicitations are rejected by the queen, it doesnt stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as. Wands made from the fir tree work very well for transfiguration, which is where mcgonagall excelled and was the class she eventually taught at hogwarts. The great mcgonagall 1974 an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. After moving about a bit in scotland, looking for work, the family settled in dundee, sometime in the late thirties. Apr 15, 20 the interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Though mcgonagalls solicitations are rejected by the queen, it doesnt stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as mcgonagall hilariously attempts to become the greatest poet in the land. Must be agreat movie, as since it arrived its been on a stack of other unwatched movies i havent watched yet that are also great, like black swan and the pat. Watch the great mcgonagall, the british comedy by joseph. Others before mcgonagall, much abler men, have tried in vain in scotland to make a living by peddling their verses. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The great mcgonagall film, a 1974 british comedy film about mcgonagall. Aug 26, 2015 master minerva mcgonagall owner minerva mcgonagall additional details mcgonagalls wand was particularly well suited to her magical abilities. The great mcgonagall william topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet.
What it is, is nothing more than a visual goon show. The great mcgonagall is a film directed by joseph mcgrath with spike milligan. Mcgonagall might have a better chance of accomplishing this if he had any talent, but he is hilariously inept. The plot is abandoned somewhere in the middle of the film in favor of a series of.
Mcgonagall was born in 1830 in edinburgh, of irish emigre parents. Potentially amusing material comes to grief as the film fails to find an appropriate visual style for milligans predominantly verbal humour. It was produced and financed by the selfstyled king of sexploitation david grant, who having insisted on some totally pointless nudity in a couple of scenes wrote the film off as tax loss. In the new york times, richard eder wrote the great mcgonagall, which opened yesterday at the cinema village, is endearing, and parts of it are lovely and hilarious. That matchless british farceur spike milligan stars in the great mcgonagall. A direct sequel to our harry potter fan film severus snape and the marauders. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. Professor mcgonagall, harry potter and the deathly hallows. Sellers heads the cast list but in fact, as queen victoria, has very little to do or say. The great mcgonagall 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. It is mostly about spike milligan in goon show mode, but that show would last a little under 30 minutes during which it had strong support from the rest of established goons.
Minerva mcgonagallharry potter film series played by maggie smith maggie smith as professor minerva mcgonagall, harry potter and the goblet of fire, 2005 minerva mcgonagalll at the yule ball dame maggie smith. Maggie smith full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. William topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet. In episode of season 2 of the canadian tv series murdoch mysteries, a murder victim is holding a copy of a book entitled the collected works of william topaz mcgonagall. Mcgonagall makes it sound like she is going to reprimand harry, but, instead, she throws everyone in a loop and offers him a biscuit instead. We sell over half a million new and used cds, dvds, blurays, games and vinyl, spanning all kinds of genres and consoles, with prices starting from just. Mar 12, 2011 sadly the great mcgonagall was all but buried on its original release. Alexander wilson, who subsequently became the great american ornithologist, for instance.
Spike plays the eponymous hero of the movie, the great mcgonagall, the. The film premiere at the abc in bloomsbury in london is being remembered exactly 45 years since it got off to a. This is the perfect accessory for making your favorite witch look just like her favorite character from the harry potter series. This film, from 1974, spends some 85 minutes getting nowhere. First and foremost it must be said that this is not a biopic of william mcgonagall. A few moments of inspired milligan, but mostly something of a drag. I love peter sellers and william mcgonagall and i was really looking forward to the movie, but it was surreally bad, lame, weird, dumb, and almost entirely unfunny. A 1974 movie called the great mcgonagall starred spike milligan as a fictionalised william mcgonagall. An outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. See the full list of the great mcgonagall cast and crew including actors, directors. Jul 16, 2018 the great wizarding war official trailer snape and the marauders sequel.
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