A special holiday presentation of the recent British feature film starring Peter O'Toole
Alastair Sim , Arthur Lowe with Harry Andrews , Coral
Browne Michael Bryant , Graham Crowden Nigel Green , William Mervyn
Carolyn Seymour , James Villiers
Peter O'Toole stars as the mad Earl in the film version of Peter Barnes 's award-winning comedy — a scorching satire on the manners and morals of the British aristocracy.
Jack Gurney. the 14th Earl, arrives fresh from a mental institution to claim his inheritance, dressed as a monk and convinced that he is God. Appalled by Jack's devotion to love and peace the ' sane' members of the Gurney family take drastic measures.
Screenplay by PETER BARNES from his play The Ruling Class
Producers JULES BUCK and JACK HAWKINS Director PETER MEDAK
This Week's Films: page 11