Equus (film)

Equus (film)

Infobox Film
name = Equus


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Sidney Lumet
producer = Elliott Kastner
Lester Persky
Denis Holt
writer = Peter Shaffer
starring = Richard Burton
Peter Firth
Jenny Agutter
Joan Plowright
Colin Blakely
music = Richard Rodney Bennett
cinematography = Oswald Morris
editing = John Victor-Smith
distributor = United Artists
released = USA UK October 16, 1977
France March 22, 1978
Japan January 2, 1982
runtime = 137 min.
country = USA
language = English
amg_id = 1:15943
imdb_id = 0075995

"Equus" is a 1977 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Richard Burton. Peter Shaffer wrote the screenplay based on his play "Equus". The film also featured Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Eileen Atkins and Jenny Agutter.

Plot synopsis

A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, played by Richard Burton, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang (played by Peter Firth), the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father (Colin Blakely) and a genteel, religious mother (Joan Plowright). As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.

Version comparison

Unlike the play, the film version was placed in a realistic setting, using real horses. Some critics and theatre purists found this objectionable, arguing that the spirit of the stage play was lost in the movie. The movie was nominated for several Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Burton), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Peter Firth), and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

External links

*imdb title|75995|Equus
*ibdb title|3358|Equus (play)


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