Summary
The Ruling Class is a British film comedy first released in 1972,
directed by Peter Medak.
The film stars Peter O’Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews and Coral Browne.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Peter Medak
- Script: Peter Barnes
- Photo: Ken Hodges
- Music: John Cameron
- Cast: Peter O’Toole (Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney – 14th Earl of Gurney), Alastair Sim (Bishop Bertie Lampton), Arthur Lowe (Daniel Tucker), Harry Andrews (Ralph Gurney – 13th Earl of Gurney), Coral Browne (Lady Claire Gurney), Michael Bryant (Dr. Herder), Nigel Green (McKyle), William Mervyn (Sir Charles Gurney), Carolyn Seymour (Grace Shelley), James Villiers (Dinsdale Gurney), Hugh Burden (Matthew Peake), Graham Crowden (Truscott), Kay Walsh (Mrs. Piggot-Jones), Patsy Byrne (Mrs. Treadwell), Joan Cooper (Nurse Brice), James Grout (Inspector Brockett), James Hazeldine (Fraser), Hugh Owens (Toastmaster), Griffith Davies (Inmate), Oliver MacGreevy (Inmate), Henry Woolf (Inmate), Neil Kennedy (Dr. Herder’s Assistant), Ronald Adam (Lord), Cyril Appleton (McKyle’s Assistant), Kenneth Benda (Lord Chancellor), Julian D’Albie (Lord), Declan Mulholland (Poacher), Llewellyn Rees (Lord), Leslie Schofield (McKyle’s Assistant), Margaret Lacey (Midwife)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 154 min
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