The Ruling Class
88 reviews
Comedy/Drama
2h 34m
1972
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...
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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.
- DirectorPeter Medak
- Release13 September 1972
- Genre
- Duration2h 34m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate88 reviews
- Productions
Keep Films
Cast

Peter O'Toole
Jack 14th Earl of Gurney

Alastair Sim
Bishop Lampton

Arthur Lowe
Tucker

Harry Andrews
13th Earl of Gurney

Coral Browne
Lady Claire Gurney

Michael Bryant
Dr. Herder

Nigel Green
McKyle

William Mervyn
Sir Charles Gurney

Carolyn Seymour
Grace Shelley

James Villiers
Dinsdale

Kay Walsh
Mrs. Piggott-Jones

Patsy Byrne
Mrs. Treadwell

Graham Crowden
Truscott

Hugh Burden
Matthew Peake

James Grout
Inspector Brockett

James Hazeldine
Fraser

Henry Woolf
Inmate

Oliver MacGreevy
Inmate

Leslie Schofield
McKyle's Assistant

Ronald Adam
Lord

Llewellyn Rees
Lord

Kenneth Benda
Lord Chancellor

Margaret Lacey
Midwife (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Peer (uncredited)
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