The Great McGonagall (1974)

Directed by

Joseph McGrath

Genre

biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

15

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy film follows the life of William McGonagall, a notoriously bad poet in 19th century Scotland. Spike Milligan plays the title character as he pursues his bizarre literary ambitions against all odds. Peter Sellers appears in multiple roles.

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What happens

The Great McGonagall is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Julia Foster. It was written by McGrath and Milligan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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