The Ruling Class

Peter Medak
1972-09-13


6.5
154 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Peter O'Toole Jack 14th Earl of Gurney Unowned
Alastair Sim Bishop Lampton Unowned
Arthur Lowe Tucker Unowned
Harry Andrews 13th Earl of Gurney Unowned
Coral Browne Lady Claire Gurney Unowned
Michael Bryant Dr. Herder Unowned
Nigel Green McKyle Unowned
William Mervyn Sir Charles Gurney Unowned
Carolyn Seymour Grace Shelley Unowned
James Villiers Dinsdale Unowned
Kay Walsh Mrs. Piggott-Jones Unowned
Patsy Byrne Mrs. Treadwell Unowned
Graham Crowden Truscott Unowned
Hugh Burden Matthew Peake Unowned
James Grout Inspector Brockett Unowned
James Hazeldine Fraser Unowned
Joan Cooper Nurse Brice Unowned
Hugh Owens Toastmaster Unowned
Henry Woolf Inmate Unowned
Griffith Davies Inmate Unowned
Oliver MacGreevy Inmate Unowned
Neil Kennedy Dr. Herder's Assistant Unowned
Cyril Appleton McKyle's Assistant Unowned
Leslie Schofield McKyle's Assistant Unowned
Declan Mulholland Poacher Unowned
Ronald Adam Lord Unowned
Julian D'Albie Lord Unowned
Llewellyn Rees Lord Unowned
Kenneth Benda Lord Chancellor Unowned
Ernest Blyth Lord (uncredited) Unowned
Terence Conoley Lord (uncredited) Unowned
George Hilsdon Lord (uncredited) Unowned
Margaret Lacey Midwife (uncredited) Unowned
Mike Reynell Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Rietti Various Roles (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Guy Standeven Peer (uncredited) Unowned
John Tatham Lord (uncredited) Unowned
Fred Wood Corpse (uncredited) Unowned