The Ruling Class

Duration: 154 min

Release date: 1972-05-24

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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.

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as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney

as Bishop Lampton

as 13th Earl of Gurney

as Lady Claire Gurney

as Sir Charles Gurney

Carolyn Seymour

Carolyn Seymour

as Grace Shelley

as Mrs. Piggott-Jones

as Mrs. Treadwell

as Matthew Peake

as Inspector Brockett

James Hazeldine

James Hazeldine

Griffith Davies

Griffith Davies

Oliver MacGreevy

Oliver MacGreevy

as Dr. Herder's Assistant

as McKyle's Assistant

Leslie Schofield

Leslie Schofield

as McKyle's Assistant

Declan Mulholland

Declan Mulholland

as Lord Chancellor

as Lord (uncredited)

Terence Conoley

Terence Conoley

as Lord (uncredited)

as Lord (uncredited)

as Midwife (uncredited)

as Gurney Village Pedestrian (uncredited)

as Various Roles (voice) (uncredited)

as Peer (uncredited)

as Lord (uncredited)

as Corpse (uncredited)

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Associate Producer

Director of Photography

Production Design

Charles E. Parker

Charles E. Parker

Makeup Designer

Production Manager

Second Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Original Music Composer

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