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Actors: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Nigel Green, James Villiers
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Ruling Class |
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Written for the screen and adapted from his own play by Peter Barnes and directed by Peter Medak, THE RULING CLASS has been theatrically released in 1972.
When Harry Andrews accidentally hangs himself, Peter -JACK- O'Toole becomes the 14th Earl of Gurney. Voluntarily secluded in Dr. Herder's clinic for years, Jack is paranoid and schizophrenic and, furthermore, believes he's Jesus. His uncle William Mervyn wants Jack to get married as soon as possible, procreate the 15th Earl of Gurney and return to the asylum.
Iconoclastic, funny at times. Great one-man-show of Peter O'Toole who was nominated for the Oscar.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Ruling Class |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Getting ahead in:
- politics
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- mental patient
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- British
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of "the rich"
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Culture of surrounding area:
- British
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- deluded
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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