The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

154 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 13, 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.

The Ruling Class

154 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 13, 1972

The Ruling Class
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Keep Films
Original title The Ruling Class
Directors Peter Medak
Writers Peter Barnes

Cast

Peter O'Toole

as Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney - 14th Earl of Gurney

Alastair Sim

as Bishop Bertie Lampton

Arthur Lowe

as Daniel Tucker

Harry Andrews

as Ralph Gurney - 13th Earl of Gurney

Coral Browne

as Lady Claire Gurney

Michael Bryant

as Dr. Herder

Carolyn Seymour

as Grace

Hugh Burden

as Matthew Peake

Nigel Green

as McKyle

Cyril Appleton

as McKyle's Assistant

Leslie Schofield

as McKyle's Assistant

Graham Crowden

as Kelso Truscott / Truscott

James Hazeldine

as Fraser

William Mervyn

as Sir Charles Gurney

James Villiers

as Dinsdale

James Grout

as Inspector Brockett