The Ruling Class
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The Ruling Class is a 1972 British satirical black comedy film that skewers aristocratic privilege and class politics, best known for Peter O'Toole’s flamboyant, Oscar-nominated performance as a deranged nobleman who believes he is God.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ruling Class canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 45th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationFor | Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Ruling Class (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Peter Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificateUK | X ⓘ |
| character | Jack Gurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ken Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Peter Medak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ray Lovejoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s British cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | colour ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of the British class system
ⓘ
madness and sanity ⓘ religion and power ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Gurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
aristocratic privilege
ⓘ
class politics ⓘ |
| notableFor | Peter O'Toole's flamboyant performance ⓘ |
| notableSceneType | musical numbers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement | a deranged nobleman who believes he is God ⓘ |
| producer |
Jules Buck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Keep Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 1972-02-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 154 ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationOf | The Ruling Class (1968 stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| starring |
Alastair Sim
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Carolyn Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ Coral Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ James Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ William Mervyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.