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"The 14th. Earl of Gurney, being unbalanced, thinks that he is Jesus Christ. His family can't commit him because he has no heir. So a plot is hatched to marry the Earl off, have him produce a child and then send him to the loony bin for life."
"O'Toole stars as the mad 14th Earl of Gurney who believes that he is Jesus Christ."
"Peter O'Toole gives a tour-de-force performance as Jack, a man cured of believing he's God, only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate. Based on Peter Barnes's irreverent play, this darkly comic indictment of Britain's class system peers behind the closed doors of English aristocracy. Insanity, sadistic sarcasm, and black comedy, with just a touch of the Hollywood musical, are all featured in this beloved cult classic directed by Peter Medak."@en
"The House of Gurney has a family problem - namely the 14th Earl of Gurney (Peter O Toole) who thinks he is Jesus Christ and when restored to normalcy turns into Jack the Ripper. Unfortunately, the young earl is also the sole heir to the family fortune, so his relatives go to great lengths to trick him into siring a new heir. Then they can institutionalise him and gain access to the money through the child. But the 14th Earl of Gurney has a few tricks up his sleeves."
"In this satire on the British class system, O'Toole stars as the mad 14th Earl of Gurney who believes that he is Jesus Christ."@en
"Peter O'Toole gives a tour-de-force performance as Jack, a man 'cured' of believing he's God--only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate. Based on Peter Barnes's irreverent play, this darkly comic indictment of Britain's class system peers behind the closed doors of English aristocracy. Insanity, sadistic sarcasm, and black comedy--with just a touch of the Hollywood musical--are all featured in this beloved cult classic directed by Peter Medak."@en
"Devastating satire on the British upper classes stars Peter O'Toole as the 14th Earl of Gurney fresh from an insane asylum to claim his inheritance. Jack Gurney's mad goodness - he believes himself to be Jesus Christ - is contrasted with the rest of the family's sane evil. He finally is "cured" and becomes a blood thirsty Tory who is therefore sane and eminently acceptable to the House of Lords."
"Devastating satire on the British upper classes stars Peter O'Toole as the 14th Earl of Gurney fresh from an insane asylum to claim his inheritance. Jack Gurney's mad goodness - he believes himself to be Jesus Christ - is contrasted with the rest of the family's sane evil. He finally is "cured" and becomes a blood thirsty Tory who is therefore sane and eminently acceptable to the House of Lords."@en
"Black social comedy about Jack, the insane 14th Earl of Gurney, who thinks he is Jesus Christ, the God of Love, until his psychiatrist shocks him out of that delusion, whereupon he becomes Jack the Ripper, the God of Wrath, and takes his seat in the House of Lords."@en
"Devastating satire on the British upper classes stars Peter O'Toole as the 14th Earl of Gurney fresh from an insane asylum to claim his inheritance. Jack Gurney's mad goodness - he believes himself to be Jesus Christ - is contrasted with the rest of the family's sane evil. He finally is "cured" and becomes a blood thirsty Tory who is therefore sane and eminently acceptable to the House of Lords. Humorous yet frightening."@en
"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."@en
"A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. The other somewhat-more respectable members of their family plot to steal the estate from him. Murder and mayhem ensues."@en
"Excéntrico británico de sombrero de copa que se creía Jesucristo."

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"Fiction"@en
"Satire"
"Features"
"Feature films"@en
"Film adaptations"@en
"Comedy films"@en
"Video tapes"@en
"fiction dramatique (fiction)"
"British films"
"Films for the hearing impaired"@en
"Drama"
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"Speelfilm"

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"Ruling class (Motion picture)"@en
"The Ruling Class"
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