The Ruling Class (1972)
The Ruling Class (1972)
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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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Peter O'Toole](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33825-peter-o-toole.webp)
Peter O'Toole
Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
![Alastair Sim](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17642-alastair-sim.webp)
Alastair Sim
Bishop Lampton
![Arthur Lowe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39965-arthur-lowe.webp)
Arthur Lowe
Tucker
![Hugh Owens](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hugh Owens
Toastmaster
![Harry Andrews](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11116-harry-andrews.webp)
Harry Andrews
13th Earl of Gurney
![Nigel Green](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11394-nigel-green.webp)
Nigel Green
McKyle
![William Mervyn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20431-william-mervyn.webp)
William Mervyn
Sir Charles Gurney
![Coral Browne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47810-coral-browne.webp)
Coral Browne
Lady Claire Gurney
![James Villiers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6653-james-villiers.webp)
James Villiers
Dinsdale
![Carolyn Seymour](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22953-carolyn-seymour.webp)
Carolyn Seymour
Grace Shelley
![Hugh Burden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11372-hugh-burden.webp)
Hugh Burden
Matthew Peake
![Kay Walsh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38996-kay-walsh.webp)
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Piggott-Jones
![Michael Bryant](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29526-michael-bryant.webp)
Michael Bryant
Dr. Herder
![Patsy Byrne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69480-patsy-byrne.webp)
Patsy Byrne
Mrs. Treadwell
![Peter Medak](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/260431-peter-medak.webp)
Peter Medak
Director
![Graham Crowden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6657-graham-crowden.webp)
Graham Crowden
Truscott
![Peter Barnes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Peter Barnes
Writer
![Jules Buck](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jules Buck
Producer
![James Grout](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/65302-james-grout.webp)
James Grout
Inspector Brockett
![Jack Hawkins](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33871-jack-hawkins.webp)
Jack Hawkins
Producer
![John Cameron](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Cameron
Composer
![James Hazeldine](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47811-james-hazeldine.webp)
James Hazeldine
Fraser
![Joan Cooper](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joan Cooper
Nurse Brice
![Ken Hodges](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1139609-ken-hodges.webp)
Ken Hodges
Cinematographer
![Ray Lovejoy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
![Maude Spector](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maude Spector
CastingDirector
![Henry Woolf](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/161949-henry-woolf.webp)
Henry Woolf
Inmate
![Griffith Davies](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Griffith Davies
Inmate
![Peter Murton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Peter Murton
ProductionDesigner
![Oliver MacGreevy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/233045-oliver-macgreevy.webp)
Oliver MacGreevy
Inmate
![Neil Kennedy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Neil Kennedy
Dr. Herder's Assistant
![Cyril Appleton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Cyril Appleton
McKyle's Assistant
![Leslie Schofield](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/524-leslie-schofield.webp)
Leslie Schofield
McKyle's Assistant
![Declan Mulholland](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Declan Mulholland
Poacher
![Ronald Adam](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/35974-ronald-adam.webp)
Ronald Adam
Lord
![Julian D'Albie](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Julian D'Albie
Lord
![Llewellyn Rees](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/53301-llewellyn-rees.webp)
Llewellyn Rees
Lord
![Kenneth Benda](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/168941-kenneth-benda.webp)
Kenneth Benda
Lord Chancellor
![Lewis Alexander](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lewis Alexander
Lord (uncredited)
![Ernest Blyth](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ernest Blyth
Lord (uncredited)
![Terence Conoley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Terence Conoley
Lord (uncredited)
![George Hilsdon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
George Hilsdon
Lord (uncredited)
![Margaret Lacey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/209604-margaret-lacey.webp)
Margaret Lacey
Midwife (uncredited)
![Mike Reynell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mike Reynell
Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited)
![Robert Rietti](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/839-robert-rietti.webp)
Robert Rietti
Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)
![Guy Standeven](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/228908-guy-standeven.webp)
Guy Standeven
Peer (uncredited)
![John Tatham](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Tatham
Lord (uncredited)
![Fred Wood](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36934-fred-wood.webp)
Fred Wood
Corpse (uncredited)
Media.
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 34m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Last updated:
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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