The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class (1972)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1972-09-13
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 78 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 34min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Keep Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Peter Medak
star 6.5/10
From 78 Ratings
7.2

Summary

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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  • Peter O'Toole

    as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
  • Alastair Sim

    as Bishop Lampton
  • Arthur Lowe

    as Tucker
  • Harry Andrews

    as 13th Earl of Gurney
  • Coral Browne

    as Lady Claire Gurney
  • Michael Bryant

    as Dr. Herder
  • Nigel Green

    as McKyle
  • William Mervyn

    as Sir Charles Gurney
  • Carolyn Seymour

    as Grace Shelley
  • James Villiers

    as Dinsdale
  • Kay Walsh

    as Mrs. Piggott-Jones
  • Patsy Byrne

    as Mrs. Treadwell
  • Graham Crowden

    as Truscott
  • Hugh Burden

    as Matthew Peake
  • James Grout

    as Inspector Brockett
  • James Hazeldine

    as Fraser
  • Joan Cooper

    as Nurse Brice
  • Hugh Owens

    as Toastmaster
  • Henry Woolf

    as Inmate
  • Griffith Davies

    as Inmate
  • Oliver MacGreevy

    as Inmate
  • Neil Kennedy

    as Dr. Herder's Assistant
  • Cyril Appleton

    as McKyle's Assistant
  • Leslie Schofield

    as McKyle's Assistant
  • Declan Mulholland

    as Poacher
  • Ronald Adam

    as Lord
  • Julian D'Albie

    as Lord
  • Llewellyn Rees

    as Lord
  • Kenneth Benda

    as Lord Chancellor
  • Ernest Blyth

    as Lord (uncredited)
  • Terence Conoley

    as Lord (uncredited)
  • George Hilsdon

    as Lord (uncredited)
  • Margaret Lacey

    as Midwife (uncredited)
  • Mike Reynell

    as Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited)
  • Robert Rietti

    as Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)
  • Guy Standeven

    as Peer (uncredited)
  • John Tatham

    as Lord (uncredited)
  • Fred Wood

    as Corpse (uncredited)
Writing Peter Barnes Screenplay
Directing Peter Medak Director
Production Jules Buck Producer
Editing Ray Lovejoy Editor
Production Jack Hawkins Producer
Production David Korda Associate Producer
Camera Ken Hodges Director of Photography
Art Peter Murton Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Ruth Myers Costume Design
Production Maude Spector Casting
Costume & Make-Up Ramon Gow Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Charles E. Parker Makeup Designer
Production Tim Hampton Production Manager
Directing Bill Westley Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Susie Hill Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Eric Allwright Makeup Artist
Writing Peter Barnes Theatre Play
Directing Bert Batt Assistant Director
Sound John Cameron Original Music Composer
Sound Robin Gregory Sound Mixer

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