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1974 (UK) morePlot:
William Topaz McGonagall, the world's greateset poet. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. His talent made him a sort of Victorian Chris Evans but without the cash. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A very unusual and inventive movie about the most famous bad verse poet. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Spike Milligan | ... | William McGonagall |
 | Peter Sellers | ... | Queen Victoria |
| Julia Foster | ... | Mrs. McGonagall |
| John Bluthal | ... | Mr. Giles, MacDuff, Herclues Paint, British Soldier, Policeman, McLain, Sherrif, Judge |
| Victor Spinetti | ... | Mr. Stewart, Second-Lieutenant Rotlo, supposed John Brown, Gentleman, Revolutionary, Cardinal, Policeman |
| Valentine Dyall | ... | Army Sergeant, Lord Tennyson, Doctor, Native messenger, Policeman, Fop |
| Julian Chagrin | ... | Prince Albert, Rev. Gilfillan, Publican, Balmoral Policeman, Stagehand, Ruffian, Mr Stewart's assistant, British Soldier, Fop |
| Clifton Jones | ... | King Theebaw, Policeman, Clerk of the Court, Mr Stewart's assistant, Zulu Chief, Ruffian, Fop |
| Charlie Young Atom | ... | Postman, Policeman, Sleeper in the Snow, Theatre Announcer, Drinker (as Charlie Atom) |
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| Luie Caballero | ... | Man with parrot |
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Wilton's Music Hall, Grace's Alley, Ensign Street, Whitechapel, London, England, UKFun Stuff
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The title is a reference to the character played by W.C. Fields in The Old Fashioned Way (1934). moreQuotes:
William McGonagall: Is anything worn under the kilt?John Brown: No, everything is in working order.
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This movie uses the poems of William McGonagall in form of theater and fantasies to tell the story of this most famous bad verse poet who completely left his day job to become a poet and perform for Queen Victoria.
This movie is not for all tastes and definitely not a commercial type one, but if you can get into the subject and the style its hilarious!