The Ruling Class
Peter MedakWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Free: The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Peter O'Toole 
Alastair Sim 
Arthur Lowe Hugh Owens 
Harry Andrews William Mervyn
Credits
Written by: Peter Barnes
Plot
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated.
Sinekatalog’s take
A nobleman who thinks he is God inherits a grand estate and sends his relatives into a spin. Wildly satirical, theatrical and unpredictable, it swings from song to savagery and will either delight or exhaust you.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (7,400 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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