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  • Down Among the Z Men
  • Down Among the Z Men review by from Shropshire
    Rated - 2.0 stars A Bit Down Among The Z Men 15 July 2004
    ...e up to expectations. It had potential but did not benefit from the writings of Spike Milligan, having been written by Jimmy Grafton and Francis Charles. The film was also ma...   Read customer review
  • The Great McGonagall
  • The Great McGonagall review by A customer from Sunderland UK
    Rated - 1.0 stars Complete and utter crap 30 April 2005
    ...Unless you are a Spike Milligan freak and will be entertained by absolutely everything he does - think carefully before ordering this dire film. I've had more fun at the dent...   Read customer review
  • Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall
  • Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall review by BarryNormansNephew from BERKSHIRE
    Rated - 2.0 stars Carry On? 22 July 2005
    ...and if nothing else the film served as a timely reminder to read the memoirs of Spike Milligan again. He was a genius and sadly missed and the comedy mixed with the futility...   Read customer review

Spike Milligan - filmography


  • Takin' Over The Asylum (2 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Ken Stott,  Katy Murphy,  Angus Macfadyen
    Director: David Blair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Six part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. The station is developed by alcoholic double glazing salesperson Eddie McKenna (Ken Stott), who is an aspiring DJ. At St. Jude's Hospital, he meets a range of people with varying mental illnesses.
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 910 members
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  • History Of The World - Part 1 on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Pamela Stephenson,  Dom DeLuise,  Madeline Kahn
    Director: Mel Brooks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this spoof of great moments in history from the dawn of humanity through the French Revolution, director Mel Brooks delivers a twisted history lesson through his signature satirical, madcap humour. Funny, vulgar, and narrated by the great Orson Welles, 'History Of The World - Part I', tells the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,489 member
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  • The Last Remake Of Beau Geste on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Marty Feldman,  Michael York,  Ann-Margret
    Director: Marty Feldman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Beau Geste, the classic adventure story of a young man's dangerous journeys as part of the French Foreign Legion, becomes the subject of broad parody in this slapstick comedy. The original tale, best known to film lovers from William Wellman's 1939 classic, tells of several brothers who join the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 68 members
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  • The Three Musketeers on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Oliver Reed,  Raquel Welch,  Richard Chamberlain
    Director: Richard Lester
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    From Director Richard Lester and featuring a stellar cast including Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch and Christopher Lee, The Three Musketeers is a faithful adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel with belly laughs a-plenty and endless swashbuckling.In 17th Century Paris, young, naïve and energetic D’..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,639 member
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  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Michael Crawford,  Peter Sellers,  Dudley Moore
    Director: William Sterling
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    A star-studded cast feature in this musical adaptation of the classic fantasy tales of Lewis Carroll. One day young Alice (Fiona Fullerton) takes a nasty spill down the rabbit-hole and finds herself in the bizarre kingdom of Wonderland, where she encounters a number of strange and enchanted ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 351 members
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  • Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Jim Dale,  Arthur Lowe,  Bill Maynard
    Director: Norman Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Set in London in 1940 the story follows the life of aspiring musician Terence 'Spike' Milligan as he reluctantly joins the Royal Artillery when he is 'called-up' and Spike and friends get involved in many scrapes. Based on the war memoirs of real-life Spike Milligan.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 484 members
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  • The Magic Christian on DVD (1969)
    Starring: Richard Attenborough,  Peter Sellers,  Laurence Harvey
    Director: Joseph McGrath
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand tests the limit of human avarice. With money to motivate the greedy, Laurence Harvey combines his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 449 members
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  • What A Whopper on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Adam Faith,  Sid James,  Carole Lesley
    Director: Gilbert Gunn
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Coming after Operation Bullshine and My Wife's Family, What A Whopper is a comedy from former documentarist Gilbert Gunn. Adam Faith stars in this tale about a struggling writer who fakes photographs of the Loch Ness monster and then heads for the Highlands to convince the locals so that they'll ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 47 members
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  • Suspect on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Tony Britton,  Virginia Maskell,  Ian Bannen
    Director: John Boulting,  Roy Boulting
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    After years of research scientists are ready to reveal their greatest triumph - a virulent germ that can stamp out bubonic and syphus epidemics. However, the Authority invokes the Official Secrets Act and gags the team, claiming that in the wrong hands this formula could be used for germ warfare. A ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 63 members
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  • Down Among the Z Men on DVD (1952)
    Starring: Peter Sellers,  Spike Milligan,  Michael Bentine
    Director: MacLean Rogers
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Through song and dance, funny bits, and sheer wit this comedy brings Peter Sellers and his troupe from the British radio programme "The Goon Show" together to spoof World War II espionage. In this story, a few wayward criminals get together to steal a famous professor's newly invented top secret ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 354 members
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  • Golden Years Of British Comedy (3 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Sid James,  Tommy Cooper,  Eric Morecambe
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features a compilation of comedy moments from the forties, fifties and sixties. Features such comedy greats as Tommy Trinder, George Formby, Terry Thomas, Arthur Askey, Sid James, Spike Milligan, Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and many more.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 145 members
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  • Comedy Greats - Spike Milligan on DVD
    Starring: Spike Milligan
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The cream of the comedy crop, from the surreal comedy clown Spike Milligan. One of the founders of legendary 1950's crazy comedy troupe The Goons on the radio, his own brand of comic entertainment boasts unexpected ad-libs and spontaneous surrealism. His own TV outing with the various Q series, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 746 members
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  • The Life And Legacy Of Spike Milligan on DVD
    Starring: Spike Milligan
    Director: Cathy Henkel
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Voted the funniest person of the millennium in a BBC poll, the late, great Spike Milligan remains an inspiration to a new generation of comedians. This DVD of 'The Life And Legacy Of Spike Milligan' is the extended version of director Cathy Henkel's 2005 documentary featuring interviews with family,..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 138 members
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Spike Milligan facts

5 most recent films

Takin' Over The Asylum - 4.0 stars
History Of The World - Part 1 - 3.0 stars
The Last Remake Of Beau Geste - 3.0 stars
Dot and the Kangaroo - 3.0 stars
The Great McGonagall - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Takin' Over The Asylum - 4.0 stars
The Three Musketeers - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Three Musketeers - 3.5 stars
Digby - The Biggest Dog In The World - 3.5 stars
Comedy Greats - Spike Milligan - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Lacey Rituals - Films By Bruce Lacey And Friends - 3 stars
Penny Points To Paradise / Let’s Go Crazy - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Curry And Chips - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars
What A Whopper - 3.0 stars
The Great McGonagall - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Peter Sellers - 10 times - show films
Sid James - 6 times - show films
Dudley Moore - 6 times - show films
Harry Secombe - 5 times - show films
Bob Monkhouse - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Joseph McGrath - 5 times - show films
none - 5 times - show films
David Blair - 3 times - show films
William Sterling - 2 times - show films
MacLean Rogers - 2 times - show films