Movie

The Ruling Class

Released: May 24, 1972 (1972)

Runtime: 154 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Alastair Sim as Bishop Lampton
Age at release: 71
Harry Andrews as 13th Earl of Gurney
Age at release: 60
William Mervyn as Sir Charles Gurney
Age at release: 60
Coral Browne as Lady Claire Gurney
Age at release: 58
Arthur Lowe as Tucker
Age at release: 56
Nigel Green as McKyle
Age at release: 47
Michael Bryant as Dr. Herder
Age at release: 44
James Villiers as Dinsdale
Age at release: 41
Peter O'Toole as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
Age at release: 39
Carolyn Seymour as Grace Shelley
Age at release: 24

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Julian D'Albie as Lord
Age at release: 79
Ronald Adam as Lord
Age at release: 75
Llewellyn Rees as Lord
Age at release: 70
Kenneth Benda as Lord Chancellor
Age at release: 69
Ernest Blyth as Lord (uncredited)
Age at release: 62
Kay Walsh as Mrs. Piggott-Jones
Age at release: 60
Hugh Burden as Matthew Peake
Age at release: 59
Graham Crowden as Truscott
Age at release: 49
James Grout as Inspector Brockett
Age at release: 44
Oliver MacGreevy as Inmate
Age at release: 43
Henry Woolf as Inmate
Age at release: 42
Cyril Appleton as McKyle's Assistant
Age at release: 41
Declan Mulholland as Poacher
Age at release: 39
Patsy Byrne as Mrs. Treadwell
Age at release: 38
Leslie Schofield as McKyle's Assistant
Age at release: 33
James Hazeldine as Fraser
Age at release: 25
Joan Cooper as Nurse Brice
Age at release: Unknown
Hugh Owens as Toastmaster
Age at release: Unknown
Griffith Davies as Inmate
Age at release: Unknown
Neil Kennedy as Dr. Herder's Assistant
Age at release: Unknown