The Ruling Class
1972 · Movie · 154 min. · United Kingdom
A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son is insane: he thinks he is Jesus Christ. The other somewhat-more respectable members of their family plot to steal the estate from him. Murder and mayhem ensues.
Direction Peter Medak
Cast Peter O'Toole · Alastair Sim · Arthur Lowe · Harry Andrews · Coral Browne · Michael Bryant · Nigel Green · William Mervyn · Carolyn Seymour
Soundtrack John Cameron
Screenplay Peter Barnes
Cinematography Ken Hodges
Original title The Ruling Class
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212 votes (FilmAffinity)
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