1972 · 154 min · dramat · komedia

The Ruling Class

Znany też jako: La classe dirigente · Правящий класс · La clase dirigente

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

Following the death from accidental asphyxiation of Ralph Gurney, the 13th Earl of Gurney (Harry Andrews), Jack Gurney (Peter O'Toole) becomes the 14th Earl of Gurney. Jack, a paranoid schizophrenia, thinks he is Jesus Christ and shocks his family and friends with his talk of returning to the world to bring it love and charity, not to mention his penchant for breaking out into song and dance routines and sleeping upright on a cross. When faced with unpalatable facts (such as his identity as the 14th Earl), Jack puts them in his "galvanized pressure cooker" and they disappear. His unscrupulous uncle, Sir Charles (William Mervyn), marries him to his mistress, Grace (Carolyn Seymour), in hopes of producing an heir and putting his nephew in an institution; the plan fails, however, when Grace falls in love with Jack. Jack gains another ally in Sir Charles' wife, Lady Claire (Coral Browne), who hates her husband and befriends Jack just to spite him. She also begins sleeping with Jack's psychiatrist, Dr. Herder (Michael Bryant (actor)), to persuade him to cure Jack quickly.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Peter Medak

Główne role: Alastair Sim jako Bishop Bertie Lampton, Arthur Lowe jako Daniel Tucker, Coral Browne jako Lady Claire Gurney, Cyril Appleton jako McKyle's Assistant, Hugh Burden jako Matthew Peake, James Hazeldine jako Fraser

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Peter Barnes