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Equus is a 1977 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Peter Shaffer, based on his play of the same name. The film stars Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Eileen Atkins, and Jenny Agutter.
Oct 20, 1977 · Equus: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright. A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Sidney Lumet
- 1977-10-20
Peter Shaffer's play, duly enshrined as one of the decade's best, benefited from the limitations of the stage in telling its story of a strange young man driven to blind six horses. Sidney Lumet’s film recognizes no limitations at all-of time, space or reality-and shows us things that would be much better merely alluded to.
Dr. Martin Dysart (Richard Burton), a psychiatrist who has grown unhappy with his life, takes on the peculiar case of Alan Strang (Peter Firth), a reserved teenager who has been accused of...
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- Sidney Lumet
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- Richard Burton
A psychoanalyst tries to help a young man who blinded a stable full of horses.
- Sidney Lumet
- Richard Burton
Equus Trailer 1977 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Colin Blakely, Harry Andrews, Jenny Agutter, Joan Plowright, Peter ...more.
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Aug 17, 2020 · Equus: Richard Burton’s harrowing last hurrah. Filmed when Richard Burton was in ill health, Sidney Lumet’s biting film of Peter Shaffer’s play Equus saw a fiercely committed plunge into the abyss from the ageing star, and one of his last great performances.
