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6.5When 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.
Released: 1972-05-24154 minDir: Peter MedakComedy, Drama
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Cast
- Peter O'Toole as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
- Alastair Sim as Bishop Lampton
- Arthur Lowe as Tucker
- Harry Andrews as 13th Earl of Gurney
- Coral Browne as Lady Claire Gurney
- Michael Bryant as Dr. Herder
Themes
- schizophrenia
- great britain
- asylum
- delusion
- dark comedy
- country estate
- satire
- based on play or musical
- inheritance fight
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
6,940 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
- Year
- 1972
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- black comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Medak
- Screenwriter
- Peter Barnes
- Cast member
- Ronald Adam
- Composer
- John Cameron
- Producer
- Jack Hawkins
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 154
- FilmAffinity ID
- 416102
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1972-01-01
- film editor
- Ray Lovejoy
- title
- The Ruling Class
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 83%
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