Review of The Ruling Class (1972) by Brian R — 18 Dec 2013
"Behaviour which would be considered insanity in a tradesman is looked upon as mild eccentricity in a lord.".
The late great Peter O'Toole really should have won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as the 14th Earl of Gurney. I have never seen a better portrayal of mental illness. It's an extraordinary film which starts off as a strange hybrid of P. G. Wodehouse and Joe Orton before straying into darker territory when the Earl seems to become possessed by Jack the Ripper; it's also a brilliant satire of the class system and what constitutes normality in the upper echelons.
This review of The Ruling Class (1972) was written by Brian R on 18 Dec 2013.
The Ruling Class has generally received positive reviews.
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