The Ruling Class (Criterion Collection) - Comedy Classic Movies on DVD (1972) Starring Peter O'Toole; Directed by Peter Medak; Criterion : OLDIES.com

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Genre: Comedy

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Item Number:
CRIT 132D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

Monaural - English
Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Materials:

Audio Commentary - 1. Peter O'Toole (Actor)
2. Peter Medak (Director)
3. Peter Barnes (Writer)
Bonus Features - 1. HOME MOVIES
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 10/19/2001

"...The high silliness of the film is manna from heaven..."

Product Description:

THE RULING CLASS runs the full gamut of British entertainment--beautiful costumes, fabulous sets, serial killers, witty dialogue, burlesque striptease, opera and aristocracy, romance and insanity, jealousy and drama, comedy and theology.

The house of Gurney has a family problem, namely the 14th Earl of Gurney (Peter O'Toole in a brilliant performance), who suffers from a slight messiah complex. Unfortunately, the young earl is the sole heir to the family fortune, so his relatives go to great lengths to trick the would-be savior into siring a new heir. However, the earl
has a few surprises for his greedy relations. THE RULING CLASS is a sprawling,
bursting-at-the-seams send-up of the ingrown eccentricities of the British
upper classes. With its outlandish situational dialogue, and with performers suddenly zipping out in song-and-dance routines, THE RULING CLASS is a dynamite comic triumph.

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Cast and Crew:

Starring		Peter O'Toole
Directed by		Peter Medak
Performer		Coral Browne, Arthur Lowe & Alastair Sim

DVD Details:

Label: Criterion
Originally Released in: 1972
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 2 hours, 34 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: October 30, 2001
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 50,678
Item UPC: 715515012423
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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