The Ruling Class
1972 • Comedy | Drama
Peter Medak
Director
Status
Released
Release date
September 13, 1972
Duration
154 Min
Language
en
Popularity
11.575
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Alastair Sim
Arthur Lowe
Harry Andrews
Coral Browne
Michael Bryant
Nigel Green
William Mervyn
Carolyn Seymour
James Villiers
Kay Walsh
Patsy Byrne
Graham Crowden
Hugh Burden
James Grout
James Hazeldine
Henry Woolf
Oliver MacGreevy
Leslie Schofield
Ronald Adam
Llewellyn Rees
Kenneth Benda
Margaret Lacey
Robert Rietti
Guy Standeven