The Ruling Class ★★★½ 1972 (PG) 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. 154m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. GB Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Nigel Green, Michael Bryant, William Mervyn, Carolyn Seymour, James Villiers;
Director:
Peter Medak;
Writer:
Peter Barnes;
Writer:
Ken Hodges;
Cameo:
John Cameron. Natl. Bd. of Review '72: Actor (O'Toole).
