The Ruling Class (1972)
Comedy • Drama • 2ч 34м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.5
(96)
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
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Joan Cooper
Nurse Brice
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Hugh Owens
Toastmaster
Henry Woolf
Inmate
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Griffith Davies
Inmate
Oliver MacGreevy
Inmate
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Neil Kennedy
Dr. Herder's Assistant
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Cyril Appleton
McKyle's Assistant
Leslie Schofield
McKyle's Assistant
Crew
Peter Medak
Director
Peter Barnes
Screenplay
Jules Buck
Producer
Jack Hawkins
Producer
David Korda
Associate Producer
Ken Hodges
Director of Photography
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Maude Spector
Casting
Peter Murton
Production Design
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Peter Barnes
Theatre Play
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Ramon Gow
Hairstylist
Susie Hill
Hairdresser
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Designer
Tim Hampton
Production Manager
Bert Batt
Assistant Director
Bill Westley
Second Assistant Director
John Cameron
Original Music Composer
Robin Gregory
Sound Mixer
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