The Ruling Class (1972)
The Ruling Class (1972)
Plot.
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
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Cast & Crew.
Peter O'Toole
Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
Alastair Sim
Bishop Lampton
Arthur Lowe
Tucker
Hugh Owens
Toastmaster
Harry Andrews
13th Earl of Gurney
Nigel Green
McKyle
William Mervyn
Sir Charles Gurney
Coral Browne
Lady Claire Gurney
James Villiers
Dinsdale
Carolyn Seymour
Grace Shelley
Hugh Burden
Matthew Peake
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Piggott-Jones
Michael Bryant
Dr. Herder
Patsy Byrne
Mrs. Treadwell
Peter Medak
Director
Graham Crowden
Truscott
Peter Barnes
Writer
Jules Buck
Producer
Jack Hawkins
Producer
James Grout
Inspector Brockett
John Cameron
Composer
James Hazeldine
Fraser
Joan Cooper
Nurse Brice
Ken Hodges
Cinematographer
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Maude Spector
CastingDirector
Henry Woolf
Inmate
Peter Murton
ProductionDesigner
Griffith Davies
Inmate
Oliver MacGreevy
Inmate
Neil Kennedy
Dr. Herder's Assistant
Cyril Appleton
McKyle's Assistant
Leslie Schofield
McKyle's Assistant
Declan Mulholland
Poacher
Ronald Adam
Lord
Julian D'Albie
Lord
Llewellyn Rees
Lord
Kenneth Benda
Lord Chancellor
Lewis Alexander
Lord (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Lord (uncredited)
Terence Conoley
Lord (uncredited)
George Hilsdon
Lord (uncredited)
Margaret Lacey
Midwife (uncredited)
Mike Reynell
Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Peer (uncredited)
John Tatham
Lord (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Corpse (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 34m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
schizophrenia
great britain
country estate
asylum
delusion
satire
dark comedy
based on play or musical
inheritance fight
Wiki.
The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. It is an adaptation of Peter Barnes' satirical stage play The Ruling Class which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman (played by Peter O'Toole) who inherits a peerage. The film co-stars Alastair Sim, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, Harry Andrews, Carolyn Seymour, James Villiers and Arthur Lowe. It was produced by Jules Buck and directed by Peter Medak.
The film has been described as a "commercial failure ... [that] has since become a cult classic"; Peter O'Toole described it as "a comedy with tragic relief".
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