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1972 Certificate 15
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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. Read more

Starring Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews
Director Peter Medak
Genres Comedy

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The Ruling Class cover art

The Ruling Class

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.

Starring Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Michael Bryant
Director Peter Medak
Studio ELEVATION
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 4 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: None
Released Production year: 1972

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DVD: 25 Jun 2001

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    • 3 stars out of 4  

      An overlong satirical play with brilliant patches is hamfistedly filmed but boasts some bright performances. The hits are as random as the misses, however.

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      Extraordinary Black Comedy

      The Ruling Class is an extraordinary black comedy featuring possibly Peter O'Toole’s finest performance. He is the 14th Earl of Gurney who, through ... read more »

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      GOOD WATCH

      GREAT BRISH FILM , CLEVER AND WITTY , INSIGHTFUL IN TO THE CLASS SYSTEM AND GOOD BACK DROP OF THE GREAT BRISH COUNTRY SIDE , FUN , WORTH WATCHING.

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    • Rated - 0.5 stars  

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      Wasted Talent

      The worst film I've seen for years. It has dated in a way films like 'If' have not. What a waste of a splendid cast!

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      DROOLING CLASS

      nteresting film about English snobbery as expressed by those who only see what they want to see. However, the wastrel nature of people who have never earned ... read more »

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    • 19 Jan 2007

    Premiere magazine recently rated Peter O'Toole's performance in Lawrence of Arabia the greatest ever committed to celluloid. It was his fourth film, his first lead, and a hell of a break - though he lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck and To Kill a Mockingbird. He's been nominated six times since (for Becket, The Lion in Winter, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man, and My Favourite Year), and famously never won, except for an Honorary Award in 2003. 'I'm still in the game,' he... Read more

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