The Ruling Class (1972)
- Directed by
- Peter Medak
- Genre
- comedy drama, black comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 98 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman inherits a peerage. The film satirizes the British class system through his absurd and darkly comic behavior.
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What happens
The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. It is an adaptation of Peter Barnes' satirical 1968 stage play The Ruling Class, which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman (played by Peter O'Toole) who inherits a peerage. The film co-stars Alastair Sim, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, Harry Andrews, Carolyn Seymour, James Villiers and Arthur Lowe. It was produced by Jules Buck and directed by Peter Medak. The film has been described as a "commercial failure ... [that] has since become a cult classic"; Peter O'Toole described it as "a comedy with tragic relief". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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