Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

The ruling class / Joseph E. Levine presents ; an Avco Embassy picture ; a Jules Buck production for Keep Films, Ltd. ; screenplay, Peter Barnes ; produced by Jules Buck and Jack Hawkins ; directed by Peter Medak.

Publisher, Date:

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2001.

Description:

1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

Summary:

A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son is insane: he thinks he is Jesus Christ. He is "cured" of that affliction, only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate, blood thirsty Tory who is therefore sane and eminently acceptable to the House of Lords. An irreverant look at Britain's class system that peers behind the closed doors of the aristocracy.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated by MPAA.

Series:

The Criterion collection ; 132

Criterion collection ; 132.

Subjects:

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- Drama.

Upper class -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Megalomania -- Drama.

Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Comedy films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Medak, Peter, film director.

Buck, Jules, 1917-2001, film producer.

Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973, film producer.

Barnes, Peter, 1931-2004, screenwriter.

Levine, Joseph E., presenter.

O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013, actor.

Sim, Alastair, 1900-1976, actor.

Lowe, Arthur, 1915-1982, actor.

Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989, actor.

Browne, Coral, 1913-1991, actor.

Bryant, Michael, 1928-2002, actor.

Green, Nigel, 1924-1972, actor.

Mervyn, William, 1912-1976, actor.

Seymour, Carolyn, actor.

Villiers, James, 1933-1998, actor.

Crowden, Graham, actor.

Barnes, Peter, 1931-2004, author. Ruling class.

Avco Embassy Pictures, production company.

Keep Films (Firm), production company.

Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.

Notes:

Based on the play by Peter Barnes.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972.

Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.78:1).

Special features include: commentary track with Peter O'Toole, Peter Medak, Peter Barnes ; Peter Medak's home movies from the making of the film ; publicity materials and production stills ; trailer.

Director of photography, Ken Hodges ; editor, Ray Lovejoy ; music, John Cameron.

Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Michael Bryant, Nigel Green, William Mervyn, Carolyn Seymour, James Villiers, Graham Crowden.

DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.

English language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired.

National Board of Review, USA, 1972: Best actor (Peter O'Toole)

ISBN:

1559409223

9781559409223

Publisher Number:

CC1575D

Other Number:

48217679

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

186811

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0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Ruling c