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154 minutes. Language. English. Budget. $1.4 million. The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. [1] It is an adaptation of Peter Barnes ' satirical 1968 stage play The Ruling Class, which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman (played by Peter O'Toole) who inherits a peerage.
In either version, "The Ruling Class" is a peculiar movie that falls into two parts. The first hour or so is devoted to a peckish examination of British peculiarities. The rest of the film is a grim descent into madness, mayhem and, I fear, symbolism.
Sep 15, 1972 · The Ruling Class: Directed by Peter Medak. With Hugh Owens, Harry Andrews, Arthur Lowe, William Mervyn. A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Watch The Ruling Class with a subscription on Max. When the Earl of Gurney (Harry Andrews) dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack (Peter O'Toole), inherits the Gurney...
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In Marxist philosophy, the ruling class are the class who own the means of production in a given society and apply their cultural hegemony to determine and establish the dominant ideology ( ideas, culture, mores, norms, traditions) of the society. They are also called the bourgeoisie.
The Ruling Class. Peter O’Toole gives a tour-de-force performance as Jack, a man “cured” of believing he’s God—only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate. Based on Peter Barnes's irreverent play, this darkly comic indictment of Britain’s class system peers behind the closed doors of English aristocracy.
Jan 26, 2010 · Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. When a deranged nobleman inherits a fortune, his relatives conspire to seize power. Cast & Crew. Read More. Peter Medak. Director. Peter O'toole. Jack Gurney. Alastair Sim. Bishop Bertie Lampton. Arthur Lowe. Tucker. Harry Andrews. 13th Earl Of Gurney. Coral Browne.
