The Ruling Class (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 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.
Director:
Peter Medak
Writer:
Peter Barnes
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Peter O'Toole as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney |
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Alastair Sim as Bishop Lampton |
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Arthur Lowe as Tucker |
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Harry Andrews as 13th Earl of Gurney |
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Coral Browne as Lady Claire Gurney |
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Michael Bryant as Dr. Herder |
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Nigel Green as McKyle |
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William Mervyn as Sir Charles Gurney |
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Carolyn Seymour as Grace Shelley |
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James Villiers as Dinsdale |
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Kay Walsh as Mrs. Piggott-Jones |
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Patsy Byrne as Mrs. Treadwell |
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Graham Crowden as Truscott |
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Hugh Burden as Matthew Peake |
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James Grout as Inspector Brockett |
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James Hazeldine as Fraser |
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Joan Cooper as Nurse Brice |
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Hugh Owens as Toastmaster |
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Henry Woolf as Inmate |
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Griffith Davies as Inmate |
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Oliver MacGreevy as Inmate |
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Neil Kennedy as Dr. Herder's Assistant |
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Cyril Appleton as McKyle's Assistant |
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Leslie Schofield as McKyle's Assistant |
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Declan Mulholland as Poacher |
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Ronald Adam as Lord |
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Julian D'Albie as Lord |
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Llewellyn Rees as Lord |
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Kenneth Benda as Lord Chancellor |
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Ernest Blyth as Lord (uncredited) |
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Terence Conoley as Lord (uncredited) |
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George Hilsdon as Lord (uncredited) |
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Margaret Lacey as Midwife (uncredited) |
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Mike Reynell as Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Robert Rietti as Various Roles (voice) (uncredited) |
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Guy Standeven as Peer (uncredited) |
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John Tatham as Lord (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Corpse (uncredited) |
| Directing | Peter Medak | Director |
| Writing | Peter Barnes | Screenplay |
| Production | Jules Buck | Producer |
| Production | Jack Hawkins | Producer |
| Production | David Korda | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Ken Hodges | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ray Lovejoy | Editor |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Art | Peter Murton | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Writing | Peter Barnes | Theatre Play |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ramon Gow | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susie Hill | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles E. Parker | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Tim Hampton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Bert Batt | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bill Westley | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Cameron | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Robin Gregory | Sound Mixer |
