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The Ruling Class(Movie, 1972)

2h 34min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
The Ruling ClassRating: 3.4/5 (with 3434 votes)
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. The film co-stars Alastair Sim, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, Harry Andrews, Carolyn Seymour, James Villiers and Arthur Lowe. It was produced by Jules Buck and directed by Peter Medak. The film has been described as a "commercial failure ... [that] has since become a cult classic"; Peter O'Toole... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Ruling Class

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Actor

About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London, England
Made by: Keep Films
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Latin (LA)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/13/1972
Director: Peter Medak
Producer: Jack Hawkins
Screenwriter: Peter Barnes, Peter Barnes
Film Editor: Ray Lovejoy
Director of Photography: Ken Hodges
Composer: John Cameron
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"统治阶层"
"La clase dirigente"
"Dieu et mon droit"

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