---
title: 'The Ruling Class (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Medak'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 154
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ruling-class-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069198/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ruling Class (1972)

1972 · 154 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. It is an adaptation of Peter Barnes' satirical 1968 stage play The Ruling Class, which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Medak](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-medak)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-barnes), [Peter Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-barnes-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-2)
- **Producer:** [Jack Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hawkins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ken Hodges](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-hodges)
- **Editor:** [Ray Lovejoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-lovejoy)

## Cast

- [Kay Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-walsh) as Mrs. Piggott-Jones
- [William Mervyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-mervyn) as Sir Charles
- [Arthur Lowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-lowe) as Tucker
- [Peter O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-o-toole) as Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney
- [Coral Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/coral-browne) as Lady Claire
- [James Villiers](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-villiers) as Dinsdale
- [Nigel Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-green) as McKyle
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews) as Ralph Gurney, 13th Earl of Gurney
- [Hugh Burden](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-burden) as Matthew Peake
- [Ronald Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-adam) as Lord
- [Alastair Sim](https://cinepixo.com/people/alastair-sim) as Bishop Lampton
- [Carolyn Seymour](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-seymour) as Grace
- [Michael Bryant](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bryant) as Dr. Herder
- [Graham Crowden](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-crowden) as Dr. Truscott

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