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The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. [1] It is an adaptation of Peter Barnes' satirical 1968 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 Ruling Class: Directed by Peter Medak. With Hugh Owens, Harry Andrews, Arthur Lowe, William Mervyn. A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son.
- (6.9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Peter Medak
- 1972-09-15
Reviews. The Ruling Class. 154 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1972. Roger Ebert. June 16, 1983. 3 min read. “The Ruling Class” has had a cult following since it was first released in 1972, and one of the things the cult whispered was that the movie’s original British version had been trimmed for its American re lease. What was missing?
Peter O’Toole gives a tour-de-force performance as Jack, a man “cured” of believing he’s God—only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate. Based on Peter Barnes's irreverent play, this darkly comic indictment of Britain’s class system peers behind the closed doors of English aristocracy.
- Jack, 14th Earl of Gurney
The Ruling Class is a raucous and stinging satire, an indictment of Britain's aristocracy, filled with outrageous set pieces, irreverent song and dance...
- (13)
- Peter Medak
- PG
- Peter O'toole
Following Lord Ralph Gurney's accidental death, his son Jack Gurney inherits his estate including his title, the Earl of Gurney. Jack has been away for seven years during which he had no contact with his extended family.
PG 2 hr 34 min Sep 13th, 1972 Drama, Comedy. 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 ...
