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The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. 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.
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The Ruling Class is a raucous and stinging satire, an indictment of Britain's aristocracy, filled with outrageous set pieces, irreverent song and dance numbers, and some truly outlandish...
- (13)
- Peter Medak
- PG
- Peter O'toole
Sep 15, 1972 · 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. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ.
- (6.9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Peter Medak
- 1972-09-15
The Ruling Class Following the death from accidental asphyxiation of Ralph Gurney, the 13th Earl of Gurney (Harry Andrews), Jack Gurney (Peter O'Toole) becomes the 14th Earl of Gurney.
Still, "The Ruling Class" has a lot of fun with its supporting characters, especially with Alastair Sim as an apoplectic bishop, and Arthur Lowe as a left-wing butler who takes to drinking right along with the rest of the family.
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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.
