Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney
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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 (played by Peter O'Toole) who inherits a peerage.
In either version, "The Ruling Class" is a peculiar movie that falls into two parts. The first hour or so is devoted to a peckish examination of British peculiarities. The rest of the film is a grim descent into madness, mayhem and, I fear, symbolism.
In Marxist philosophy, the ruling class are the class who own the means of production in a given society and apply their cultural hegemony to determine and establish the dominant ideology ( ideas, culture, mores, norms, traditions) of the society. They are also called the bourgeoisie.
The Ruling Class is a raucous and stinging satire, an indictment of Britain's aristocracy, filled with outrageous set pieces, irreverent song and dance numbers,...
Sep 15, 1972 · The Ruling Class: Directed by Peter Medak. With Hugh Owens, Harry Andrews, Arthur Lowe, William Mervyn. A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son.
A cult classic comedy about a madman who inherits the title of 14th Earl of Gurney and becomes Jack the Ripper. Starring Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, and directed by Peter Medak, this film is a satire of Britain's class system and insanity.
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