The Ruling Class(1972)
movie - first aired/released 1972-05-24 - 154 min - audience 6.4
Comedy, Drama
Directed by Peter Medak
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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Cast
Peter O'TooleJack 14th Earl of Gurney
Alastair SimBishop Lampton
Arthur LoweTucker
Harry Andrews13th Earl of Gurney
Coral BrowneLady Claire Gurney
Michael BryantDr. Herder
Nigel GreenMcKyle
William MervynSir Charles Gurney
Carolyn SeymourGrace Shelley
James VilliersDinsdale
Kay WalshMrs. Piggott-Jones
Patsy ByrneMrs. Treadwell
Graham CrowdenTruscott
Hugh BurdenMatthew Peake
James GroutInspector Brockett
James HazeldineFraser- Joan CooperNurse Brice
- Hugh OwensToastmaster
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Henry WoolfInmate- Griffith DaviesInmate
Oliver MacGreevyInmate- Neil KennedyDr. Herder's Assistant
- Cyril AppletonMcKyle's Assistant
Leslie SchofieldMcKyle's Assistant- Declan MulhollandPoacher
Ronald AdamLord- Julian D'AlbieLord
Llewellyn ReesLord
Kenneth BendaLord Chancellor- Ernest BlythLord (uncredited)
- Terence ConoleyLord (uncredited)
- George HilsdonLord (uncredited)
Margaret LaceyMidwife (uncredited)- Mike ReynellGurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited)
Robert RiettiVarious Roles (voice) (uncredited)
Guy StandevenPeer (uncredited)- John TathamLord (uncredited)
- Fred WoodCorpse (uncredited)
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