The Ruling Class Movie Review 1972

The classic cult satire features O'Toole as the unbalanced 14th Earl of Gurney, who believes that he is either Jesus Christ or Jack the Ripper. Tongue-in-cheek look, complete with dance and music, at eccentric upper-class Brits and their institutions. Uneven, chaotic, surreal and noteworthy.

Distribution

Water Bearer Films, Inc., 3237 Timberwood Pkwy., Charlottesville, VA 22911, Phone: (434)923-8686, Toll-free: 800-551-8304, Fax: (434)923-4560, Email: sales@waterbearerfilms.com, URL: http://www.waterbearerfilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 154 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Sanity Check, Great Britain, Etiquette, Lovable Loonies

Screenplay

Peter Barnes

Cast

Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Nigel Green, Michael Bryant, William Mervyn, Carolyn Seymour, James Villiers

Cinematography

Ken Hodges

Director

Peter Medak

Music

John Cameron

Producer

Avco Embassy

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 1972: Actor (O'Toole).