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Equus Details

1977

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Starring	Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright
Director	Sidney Lumet
Genres	Drama

Equus

Sidney Lumet directed this film version of Peter Shaffer's dramatic play, transforming theatrical symbolism into cinematic realism. Richard Burton received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as Martin Dysert, a psychiatrist determined to unravel the disturbed mind of Alan Strang (Peter Firth), a young stableboy. In a fit of rage, Strang has blinded a stable of six horses. The court then assigns Dysert to probe the young man's mind in order to understand why he committed such a violent act. But the doctor, who is battling demons of his own, wonders if he can save the boy--and whether saving him at all is the right thing to do. Joan Plowright stands out as Dora Strang, the young boy's mother.

Starring	Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Jenny Agutter, Kate Reid
Director	Sidney Lumet
Studio	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 15 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1977 To Rent: DVD: 04 Aug 2003

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- Overlong film version of a play which was a succès d'estime; it makes the fatal mistake of showing the tragic events realistically instead of stylistically as was done on the stage, and as a study in abnormal psychology it is scarcely gripping or r
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Heavy, but absorbing
  
  Sidney Lumet turns in a fine and literate adaption of Peter Shaffer's play (screenplay by the author) concerning a young boy obsessed with horses and the ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Mar 2006 at 13:25
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  horses do it better
  
  Boy meets girl who likes horses and finds she wants to have sex with horse and cannot quite live up to such demand. Equestrian drama of inconsequential insanity... read more »
  
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- - juradino
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  - 19 Jan 2012 at 22:53
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  Harrowing but Brilliant
  
  I found this film profoundly unsettling, but for that reason all the more riveting. There was one scene when I had to close my eyes because I couldn't bear ... read more »
  
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- - Petroc
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  - HAYLE UK
  - 12 Feb 2010 at 23:04
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  A disturbing film
  
  I went to see the play in London so thought I would like to see the original film. They are both quite similar, presumably faithful to the original writing. The... read more »
  
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- - Anita Woods
  - London, England
  - 28 Apr 2008 at 01:17
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  Sidney Lumet directed this film version of Peter Shaffer's dramatic play, transforming theatrical symbolism into cinematic realism. Richard Burton received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as Martin Dysert, a psychiatrist determined to unravel the disturbed mind of ...