The Ruling Class (film)
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The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film.[1] 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.
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Directed by | Peter Medak |
Written by | Peter Barnes |
Based on | The Ruling Class by Peter Barnes |
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Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
Music by | John Cameron |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.4 million |
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The film has been described as a "commercial failure ... [that] has since become a cult classic";[2] Peter O'Toole described it as "a comedy with tragic relief".[3]