Falling in love with queen victoria played by peter sellers he donates his major poetic works to her and, despite many rejections, dreams of. Harry witnessed professor mcgonagall walking right past peeves who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth, it unscrews the other way. Mcgonagall s visit to london was reputedly the outcome of one of many cruel hoaxes played on him. The great poetsthe great poetswilliam mcgonagall by. Still, mcgonagalls work outstripped a collection of rare and inscribed harry. Harry potter mcgonagall chapter 9 epilogue harry, wake up, mate, said michael corner as he pulled back the blue curtains that were protecting his dorm mate from the sunlight.
He was sent a fake invitation to meet the actor sir henry irvine, but having made the 480 mile. After moving about a bit in scotland, looking for work, the family settled in dundee, sometime in the late thirties. Smith has appeared in more than 60 films, and is one of britain. That matchless british farceur spike milligan stars in the great mcgonagall. The new headmistress, professor mcgonagall, took to the podium and began her speech, as was tradition, following the sorting of the first years. January 1974 7500411003 b57102 from alamys library of. 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. Share with me the spiritual uplift that i felt, when glancing through a scottish rural newspaper, at coming upon this illuminating quotation. The great mcgonagall 1974 joseph mcgrath, spike milligan. Dame margaret natalie smith ch dbe born 28 december 1934 is an english actress. Mcgonagall might have a better chance of accomplishing this if he had any talent, but he is hilariously inept.
Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. William wordsworth 17701850 was born in cockermouth, in the lake district. Hello, professor mcgonagall, said moody calmly, bouncing. This movie uses the poems of william mcgonagall in form of theater and fantasies to tell the story of this. Mcgonagall said with a sniff, but she allowed dumbledore to lead her onto the dance floor. Poor spike, illserved by the cinema, here an attempt to get the lunacy of the q series on celluloid goes awry. The great poets william mcgonagall selections naxos. Hermione turned to the headmistress with rapt attention.
Climb the moving stairs to explore the grand staircase tower, master the art of potions in the. One of scotlands bestknown poets, william mcgonagall was the workingclass son of irish handloom weavers, and was born in edinburgh and raised in dundee. She has had an extensive, varied career on stage, film, and television, spanning over 68 years. She was dressed in red tartan dress robes cut straight and severe, and her hat was questionably ornamented with a wreath of thistles. In 1877, mcgonagall suddenly discovered himself to be a poet. Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The story concerns indigent scotsman william mcgonagall, who aspires to become poet laureate of great britain. In 1877, 40 years into the reign of queen victoria, an anonymous letter arrived at the offices of the dundee weekly news.
The same robert bruce mcgonagall who was the second son of minerva mcgonagall and that urquart fella. It sometimes lays an egg or two, or three or four or more or so. 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. One the owls fly away to reveal a elderly man with crimson robes, and the long silvery white beard named albus dumbledore walks through a forest near the street. The great mcgonagall 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. William topaz mcgonagall, the worlds greateset poet. Being so faithful to the book is both the movie s strength and weakness. 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. It was here that the young mcgonagall was sent to work, as a handloom weaver his fathers trade. Neither of the child actors were featured in future films. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone yify subtitles.
For the american ceramist, see maggie smith ceramist. This film, from 1974, spends some 85 minutes getting nowhere. Julia foster full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The triwizard redux chapter 1 appleofmysirius harry. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. With spike milligan, peter sellers, julia foster, john bluthal. 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. The best part though, was the line that attached to their marriage line the same line that made black a mcgonagall that had my name at the bottom of it. Scottishborn gregor fisher, who starred in love actually and other film and tv programmes, reads the key poems. The great mcgonagall 1975 film complet en francais a 20170427t18. Duration 95 minutes release date 1974 laugh track none broadcast details last repeat. Later, as a mill worker, he used to read books in the evening, taking great interest in shakespeares plays. The hen it is a useful beast, and struts about the yard also. Gather for a feast in the great hall and the sorting ceremony, then draw wands for a duel with draco malfoy.
Sellers heads the cast list but in fact, as queen victoria, has very little to do or say. A young keith chegwin also played a small role in the film. The story of william mcgonagall, the worst poet in the. Professor mcgonagall was a welcome constant in her life. If you dont believe us, check the evidence and then try to tell us she isnt great. Knight of the white elephant of burmah william mcgonagall. Fields juggling routine in the 1934 film the old fashioned way. Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school. Sassy, honest and the ultimate badass, mcgonagall wins everyone else go home.
The great mcgonagall 1974 cast and crew an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. Buy poetic gems to enjoy mcgonagall, and buy the wrong box and the party and dr. The perfect sleep 2009 film complet en francais a 20170429t17. Scottishborn gregor fisher, who starred in love actually and other film and tv programs, reads the key poems and passages from the autobiography and gets deep into character.
The great mcgonagall 1974 an outofwork scottish weaver spike milligan wants to be queen victorias peter sellers poet laureate. 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. His lyrical ballads, written in collaboration with coleridge, was published in 1798, and shortly afterwards he settled in dove cottage, grasmere, with his sister dorothy. The great mcgonagall stock photos and images alamy. The perfect sleep 2009 film complet en francais hd streaming. Despite his years, dumbledore was an agile and enthusiastic dancer and spun mcgonagall about with flair.
The great mcgonagall william topaz mcgonagall spike milligan is an unemployed scottish weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the great mcgonagall with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The great mcgonagall is a 1974 british comedy film directed by joseph mcgrath and starring. Biography of obscure scottish poet, william mcgonagall. The idiosyncratic scottish poet william topaz mcgonagall has the unusual reputation as one of the worst poets in the english language with rhymes and rhythms that produce mirth rather than wonder. Though mcgonagall s solicitations are rejected by the queen, it doesnt stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as. With daniel radcliffe, rupert grint, richard harris, maggie smith. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. The story concerns indigent scotsman william mcgonagall, who. A few moments of inspired milligan, but mostly something of a drag. The great mcgonagall 1974, directed by joseph mcgrath. The pottermore article for professor mcgonagall indicates that she was indeed an avid quidditch player during her school days minerva was also, like her mother, a gifted quidditch player, although a nasty fall in her final year a foul during the gryffindor versus slytherin game which would decide the cup winner left her with concussion, several broken ribs and a lifelong desire to see. Worst poet ever the amazing true story of sir william topaz mcgonagall teaser duration.
Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, russian empress catherine the great helen mirren develops a unique and devoted relationship with grigory potemkin jason clarke as they overcome their adversaries and serve as the architects of modernday russia. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of seven, and received no further formal education. 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 movie unfolds exactly as written in the book, so there is little room for surprises or discoveries. The scottish poet sir william mcgonagall wrote prolifically in the 1800s, and was widely hailed as one of the worst in the worldhis audiences would even throw rotten fish and produce at him. His talent made him a sort of victorian chris evans but without the cash. Lego harry potter hogwarts great hall 75954 673419281973. Travel to lego harry potter 75954 hogwarts great hall for fun and magical adventures.