Starring: Hugh Burden, Michael Bryant, Harry Andrews, Graham Crowden, Peter O'Toole, Patsy Byrne, Alastair Sim, James Villiers, Carolyn Seymour, Coral Browne, Joan Cooper, William Mervyn, Nigel Green, Arthur Lowe, Kay Walsh

Directed by: Peter Medak

Based on Peter Barnes’ hit play, this caustic, hilarious and irreverent black comedy has rightly become a cult classic. 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…

This controversial tragicomedy managed to condemn just about every section of British society - from the public school system to the Houses of Parliament, and from the Church to homosexuality. It also boasts some truly inspirational performances, including O’Toole (who received an Oscar nomination for his tour de force role), Alistair Sim as a feeble-minded bishop, and Arthur Lowe as a hilariously insolent, left wing manservant.

DVD EXTRAS

Interactive menus, Scene access

Soundtrack Languages

 Dolby Digital 2.0: English

Technical Details

Certification: PG
Duration: 154 mins
Format: DVD
Single Sided/Single Layer
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: Full Screen / 1:1.33 (4:3) Standard
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Cat. No: MP055D(MOMENTUM PICTURES HOME ENT) [Vintage Collection]
Category: Comedy:General
Subtitles: none

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