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The Ruling Class
2 hours 34 minutes1972-09-13
6.5
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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
![Peter O'Toole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7HzyrEuRVPpjmyJTeiU5oILd3Cn.jpg)
Peter O'Toole
Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
![Alastair Sim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dl0p2hvfU63ZHk2wqIzqTJiREcF.jpg)
Alastair Sim
Bishop Lampton
![Arthur Lowe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8QkpkLQvEnJQavSgZ4heaEujN0A.jpg)
Arthur Lowe
Tucker
![Harry Andrews](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bKuzFkPNvvuqlxnJD06WT0r9WK4.jpg)
Harry Andrews
13th Earl of Gurney
![Coral Browne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qedlTPM2tk5ZIcv3y1inUod66tt.jpg)
Coral Browne
Lady Claire Gurney
![Michael Bryant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ytSwr1kt43fIFPIXzW7q3UuFeAu.jpg)
Michael Bryant
Dr. Herder
![Nigel Green](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cRsZvqg28QH4L6QTysQCG0DeV7p.jpg)
Nigel Green
McKyle
![William Mervyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//h1YXoTkwbaScl3eQJdwIPSKckNO.jpg)
William Mervyn
Sir Charles Gurney
![Carolyn Seymour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6Q88aLK6c9zNmUU3OEsrFx5b21M.jpg)
Carolyn Seymour
Grace Shelley
![James Villiers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4Q3T9KYj6fV8CpR9y8BOAAA1UAz.jpg)
James Villiers
Dinsdale
![Kay Walsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//23pK7H4sxPATJ34g8N1yC2RFBTd.jpg)
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Piggott-Jones
![Patsy Byrne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2VIuBupbLjl6nZCcAwdBA56gvbM.jpg)
Patsy Byrne
Mrs. Treadwell
![Graham Crowden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//QNv7JeolqotvkcphWnlYH8888n.jpg)
Graham Crowden
Truscott
![Hugh Burden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fGn84q9OZxDkg2S2M2XEC7gGG53.jpg)
Hugh Burden
Matthew Peake
![James Grout](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//itvKBNEuibHAcRRRhqvV2CGQBok.jpg)
James Grout
Inspector Brockett
![James Hazeldine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tRJGeDPhISXc6jCr34pcQ10CYgV.jpg)
James Hazeldine
Fraser
![Joan Cooper](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joan Cooper
Nurse Brice
![Hugh Owens](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hugh Owens
Toastmaster
![Henry Woolf](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3wB2d2E4REeJ6zCDZqXHOWQty1Y.jpg)
Henry Woolf
Inmate
![Griffith Davies](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Griffith Davies
Inmate
![Oliver MacGreevy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rBrjZ04wE6qnHT9jWkXdCIQCkIr.jpg)
Oliver MacGreevy
Inmate
![Neil Kennedy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Neil Kennedy
Dr. Herder's Assistant
![Cyril Appleton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cyril Appleton
McKyle's Assistant
![Leslie Schofield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aZFAdMWiUyzcer97kLT5Y4nXP8H.jpg)
Leslie Schofield
McKyle's Assistant
![Declan Mulholland](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Declan Mulholland
Poacher
![Ronald Adam](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l3C23sDp7wqZtRdaJzwGb2RhDJS.jpg)
Ronald Adam
Lord
![Julian D'Albie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Julian D'Albie
Lord
![Llewellyn Rees](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zdjxPSwo1TUw8610WVOdhbsHZDf.jpg)
Llewellyn Rees
Lord
![Kenneth Benda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6jZieQQTicyHmm0nvZKc9Fffgzg.jpg)
Kenneth Benda
Lord Chancellor
![Lewis Alexander](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lewis Alexander
Lord (uncredited)
![Ernest Blyth](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ernest Blyth
Lord (uncredited)
![Terence Conoley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Terence Conoley
Lord (uncredited)
![George Hilsdon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Hilsdon
Lord (uncredited)
![Margaret Lacey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//abGEfOIrjFcxrseWllzfcN21txW.jpg)
Margaret Lacey
Midwife (uncredited)
![Mike Reynell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Reynell
Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited)
![Robert Rietti](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iwjFlI7ZPe33YNfuex6OksGhoon.jpg)
Robert Rietti
Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)
![Guy Standeven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//66sDmA4KxiW6vMV1WgLIzwJhYUP.jpg)
Guy Standeven
Peer (uncredited)
![John Tatham](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Tatham
Lord (uncredited)
![Fred Wood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jcQIbcwcLYTS7JAVMg1n1f36Hsv.jpg)