TY - GEN N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - The ruling class DA - [2001] CY - [Irvington, NY] : AU - Medak, Peter. AU - Buck, Jules, AU - Hawkins, Jack, AU - Barnes, Peter, AU - Levine, Joseph E. AU - O'Toole, Peter, AU - Sim, Alastair, AU - Lowe, Arthur, AU - Andrews, Harry, AU - Browne, Coral, AU - Bryant, Michael, AU - Green, Nigel, AU - Mervyn, William, AU - Seymour, Carolyn. AU - Villiers, James, AU - Crowden, Graham. AU - Barnes, Peter, VL - 132 CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Criterion Collection, PP - [Irvington, NY] : LA - English language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired. PY - [2001] N1 - Based on the play by Peter Barnes. N1 - Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972. N1 - Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.78:1). N1 - 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. ID - 438901 KW - Upper class KW - Megalomania SN - 1559409223 SN - 9781559409223 TI - The ruling class ER -