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  • The Ruling Class
  • The Ruling Class review by Barry Barnett from Kew, Richmond
    Rated - 5 stars A Class Act 27 August 2008
    ...Though his name rarely appears on lists of great film makers, Peter Medak is one of England's greatest directors. Born in Hungary, his family were forced to leave during t...  

Peter Medak - filmography


  • David Copperfield on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Hugh Dancy,  Sally Field,  Michael Richards
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: PG
    An exceptional star-studded cast of actors brings to life Charles Dickens's classic story of orphan David Copperfield. Although the youngster is treated miserably by his brutish stepfather, he is able to rise above his environment and become a successful author. Along the way, he meets a gallery of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 63% from 434 members
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  • Let Him Have It on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Christopher Eccleston,  Paul Reynolds,  Tom Bell
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: 15
    Two teenagers are surprised by police during a break-in. One, epileptic with the mental age of 11 and IQ of 66 is arrested, the other, a gun-toting hood refuses to give up his weapon. Shouting Let Him Have It! to his friend, he fires, wounding one officer and killing another. Both boys face the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 69% from 574 members
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  • The Krays on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Gary Kemp,  Martin Kemp,  Susan Fleetwood
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: 18
    During the 1960's twin brothers Ronnie and Reggie Kray dominated London's underworld. They emerged from their violent schooldays into leaders of their own criminal mob. Soon their personal lives crumbled, they were tried for two brutal murders and are now serving a 30 year prison sentence. Based on ..read more »
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  • The Changeling on DVD (1980)
    Starring: George C. Scott,  Trish Van Devere,  Melvyn Douglas
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: 15
    This horror story stars George C. Scott as a music teacher who loses his family in a car accident and moves to Seattle in hopes of starting a new life in a grand old mansion. Unfortunately, his new home turns out to be haunted by the troublesome ghost of a murdered child bent on revenge after 70 ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 67% from 391 members
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  • The Ruling Class on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Alastair Sim,  Arthur Lowe
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: 15
    A sprawling, bursting-at-the-seams send-up of the in-grown eccentricities of the British upper class with Peter O'Toole as one of the least crazy of the English blue-bloods -- he thinks he's Jesus Christ. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actor--Peter O'Toole.
    Rate this: 3.0 54% from 302 members
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Peter Medak facts

5 most recent films


Agatha Christie's Marple - By The Pricking Of My Thumbs - 3.5 stars
David Copperfield - 3.0 stars
Species 2 - 2.5 stars
Romeo Is Bleeding - 3.0 stars
Let Him Have It - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films


The Krays - 3.5 stars
Let Him Have It - 3.5 stars
Agatha Christie's Marple - By The Pricking Of My Thumbs - 3.5 stars
The Changeling - 3.5 stars
David Copperfield - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Zorro, the Gay Blade - 2.5 stars
Species 2 - 2.5 stars
The Ruling Class - 3.0 stars
Romeo Is Bleeding - 3.0 stars
David Copperfield - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Anthony Andrews - 2 times - show films
Clare Holman - 2 times - show films
Tom Bell - 2 times - show films
Donovan Scott - 1 times - show films
Steven Berkoff - 1 times - show films