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The Ruling Class

A aristocrat's demise sets off a tangled web of deceit and turmoil within his family, with his son's grandiose claims of divine right at the heart of the chaos.

A bizarre inheritance sparks a deadly family feud when a noble's son, convinced he's Jesus Christ, inherits his estate, prompting his relatives to scheme and kill to claim it for themselves.

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Main Cast

Peter O'TooleJack 14th Earl of Gurney

Alastair SimBishop Lampton

Arthur LoweTucker

Harry Andrews13th Earl of Gurney

Coral BrowneLady Claire Gurney

Michael BryantDr. Herder

Nigel GreenMcKyle

William MervynSir Charles Gurney

Carolyn SeymourGrace Shelley

James VilliersDinsdale

Kay WalshMrs. Piggott-Jones

Patsy ByrneMrs. Treadwell

Graham CrowdenTruscott

Hugh BurdenMatthew Peake

James GroutInspector Brockett

James HazeldineFraser

Henry WoolfInmate

Griffith Davies

Griffith DaviesInmate

Oliver MacGreevyInmate

Neil Kennedy

Neil KennedyDr. Herder's Assistant

Cyril Appleton

Cyril AppletonMcKyle's Assistant

Leslie SchofieldMcKyle's Assistant

Declan Mulholland

Declan MulhollandPoacher

Ronald AdamLord

Julian D'Albie

Julian D'AlbieLord

Llewellyn ReesLord

Kenneth BendaLord Chancellor

Ernest Blyth

Ernest BlythLord (uncredited)

Terence Conoley

Terence ConoleyLord (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

George HilsdonLord (uncredited)

Margaret LaceyMidwife (uncredited)

Robert RiettiVarious Roles (voice) (uncredited)

Guy StandevenPeer (uncredited)

Creators

Peter MedakDirector

Peter Barnes

Peter BarnesScreenplay

The Ruling Class Videos

Criterion Trailer 132: The Ruling Class

Criterion Trailer 132: The Ruling Class

Info about The Ruling Class

Studio(s): Keep Films

Originally Released: United States, Sep 13, 1972

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Musical

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