The Ruling Class overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
An institutionalized schizophrenic with a Messiah complex inherits the position of an English Earl in this cutting satire of British society, based on a play by Peter Barnes. The film's irreverent tone is established with the disturbingly hilarious death of the thirteenth Earl of Gurney during a bizarre attempt at auto-erotic asphyxiation. To the dismay of the earl's family, the title passes to his son Jack (Peter O'Toole), who has been locked away for eight years after claiming to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Peter Medak
- Studio: Keep Films, Avco Embassy Pictures, United Artists
- Year: 1972
- Run Time: 154 minutes
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
- Filmed in: Color
