The Ruling Class

Name: The Ruling Class
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 13 Sep 1972
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne

1972-09-13 United Kingdom 154 minutes.

6.40 85 votes

Comedy Drama schizophrenia great britain asylum delusion dark comedy country estate satire based on play or musical inheritance fight

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Overview

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.

Year 1972

Studio Keep Films

Director Peter Medak

Crew Peter Barnes (Screenplay), Peter Medak (Director), Jack Hawkins (Producer), Ken Hodges (Director of Photography), Peter Murton (Production Design), Jules Buck (Producer)

Popularity 7

Language Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano, Latin