Joseph mcgrathboth collaborated on the screenplayhave tried to put together a fulllength goonstyle picture. Prime of miss jean brodie in 1969 en een voor haar bijrol in california suite in 1978. William mcgonagall born edinburgh, march 1825 died edinburgh, 29 september 1902 was a scottish poet. The great mcgonagall 1974 an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. The guardianobserver greatest films of all time are being revealed and you can. Aug 26, 2015 master minerva mcgonagall owner minerva mcgonagall additional details mcgonagalls wand was particularly well suited to her magical abilities. 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. Spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal, victor spinetti, valentine dyall, julian chagrin, clifton jones, charlie young atom et luie caballero.
Maggie smith at the british academy film awards baftas, at the odeon leicester square, london. Ive been reading lots of your great essays, so i thought it time to post one of my own. Surprisingly given the absolute madness of the film the ending is actually very touching. Watch movies online stream free with your tv provider amc. Sep 23, 2015 10 times professor mcgonagall proved she was the best character in harry potter.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. 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. See more ideas about harry potter, hogwarts and harry potter love. 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. There was in fact a real william mcgonagall, the scottish notoriously bad, bad. A 1974 movie called the great mcgonagall starred spike milligan as a fictionalised william mcgonagall. It is a humorous biopic of the scottish poet william mcgonagall that includes several of mcgonagall s actual poems, his appearing in the title role of macbeth and his improvement of the bards plot. Don 1978 download torrent tpb download music, movies. A great deal of bravery poster it takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much as to stand up to our friends. 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.
Donald pleasence, jamie lee curtis, nancy loomis, tony moran, 1978, usa. He thought he was good at writing poetry, but his poetry was often considered to be the worst poetry in the english language. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. These options are all featured in this diverse library. Twelve times that professor mcgonagall proved to us all that she is the greatest character in the harry potter series. I love peter sellers and william mcgonagall and i was really looking forward to the movie, but it was surreally bad, lame, weird. The great mcgonagall 1974 cast and crew an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. The great mcgonagall film, a 1974 british comedy film about mcgonagall disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the great mcgonagall. The great mcgonagall 1974, directed by joseph mcgrath.
Revuetype sketches inspired by the life of william mcgonagall, the 19th century scot and selfstyled poet who wrote verse not unlike milligan. 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. Mcgonagall might have a better chance of accomplishing this if he had any talent, but he is hilariously inept. Spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal, victor spinetti, valentine dyall, julian chagrin, clifton jones. The crimes of grindelwald introduces a young minerva mcgonagall. If you have forgotten your password, just type in your email address and yts will send you a link to reset your password. It was here that the young mcgonagall was sent to work, as a handloom weaver his fathers trade. Maggie smith full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Actrices et acteurs the great mcgonagall 1975 the great mcgonagall, casting du film. The story concerns indigent scotsman william mcgonagall, who aspires to become poet laureate of great britain. The best exotic marigold hotel muriel donnelly 2012. 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. Apr 15, 20 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. She made her stage debut in 1952 and is still performing after 60 years.
Poor spike, illserved by the cinema, here an attempt to get the lunacy of the q series on celluloid goes awry. That matchless british farceur spike milligan stars in the great mcgonagall. The great mcgonagall william topaz mcgonagall spike milligan is an unemployed scottish weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. After moving about a bit in scotland, looking for work, the family settled in dundee, sometime in the late thirties. Download don 1978 torrent or any other torrent from video movies direct download via magnet link. Don 1978 indian movies, disney pixar, comedy, drama, horror, amitabh. 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 startofterm banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the great hall, you will be sorted into your houses. Though mcgonagall s solicitations are rejected by the queen, it doesnt stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as. Moviehdz is a complete watch free movies online and free download movies videos in high quality video. Quotes by and about minerva mcgonagall the harry potter lexicon.
Fields juggling routine in the 1934 film the old fashioned way. People flocked to hear his recitals because they were so famous for being so awful, and mcgonagall cried his way to the bank. Wise words from that wise old headmaster of hogwarts, albus dumbledore and particularly appropriate for preteens and teens today. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. 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. Hd the great mcgonagall 1975 streaming vf vostfr film. Maggie smith as professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Smith, who plays professor minerva mcgonagall in the. Spike milligans lost masterpiece part one by matthew coniam and richard larcombe on monday june, the london evening standard reported on the memorial service held that day in london i. Many of these videos are available for free download.
The great mcgonagall 1974, directed by joseph mcgrath film. Its really a theory ive concocted and built into an essay and analysis of mcgonagalls character and purpose in the books, and an attempt to bring the two together. William mcgonagall simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Revuetype sketches inspired by the life of william mcgonagall, the 19th century scot and selfstyled poet who. With numerous notes and asides on their provenance by the poet himself, including the account of his debut as macbeth in the tragedy by mr wm shakespeare, this collection was published in vermont in 1968. Jan 25, 2008 from harry potter and the philosophers stone the firsyears, professor mcgonagall, said hagrid. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sellers heads the cast list but in fact, as queen victoria, has very little to do or say. Maggie smith simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Biography of obscure scottish poet, william mcgonagall. Mcgonagall was born in 1830 in edinburgh, of irish emigre parents. William topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet.
May 03, 2016 7 professor mcgonagall scenes that prove she was the baddest witch in the entire harry potter series. Duration 95 minutes release date 1974 laugh track none broadcast details last repeat. Grease movie 1978 starring john travolta and olivia newtonjohn. Everyone is going to go to a giant party and have a great time, mcgonagall said.
Dame margaret natalie smith ch dbe born 28 december 1934 is a british actress. Maggie smith at the premiere of gosford park at the berlinale film festival. Ps7 welcome to hogwarts, said professor mcgonagall. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. A few moments of inspired milligan, but mostly something of a drag. Instead of rotting away as an unemployed weaver, he made a decent living as a rotten versifier and declamatory tragedian. Buy poetic gems to enjoy mcgonagall, and buy the wrong box and the party and dr. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix minerva mcgonagall 2007. The great mcgonagall 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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