Equus (1977)
2h 17m
Running Time
October 16, 1977Release Date
Equus (1977)
2h 17m
Running Time
October 16, 1977Release Date
Plot.
A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, 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, the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Burton
Martin Dysart
Peter Firth
Alan Strang
Harry Andrews
Harry Dalton
Colin Blakely
Frank Strang
Joan Plowright
Dora Strang
Eileen Atkins
Hesther Saloman
Sidney Lumet
Director
Peter Shaffer
Writer
Jenny Agutter
Jill Mason
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Kate Reid
Margaret Dysart
Lester Persky
Producer
John Wyman
Horseman
Richard Rodney Bennett
Composer
Elva Mai Hoover
Miss Raintree
Patrick Brymer
Hospital Patient
Oswald Morris
Cinematographer
Ken James
Mr. Pierce
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
Carol Spier
Assistant Art Director
Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Walton
Production Design / Costume Design
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Simon Holland
Art Direction
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Rose Tobias Shaw
Casting
Sanford Rackow
Sound Editor
Harvey Rosenstock
Assistant Editor
Angela Morley
Conductor
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Clare Walker
Casting
Colin M. Brewer
Production Supervisor
Gerry Holmes
Set Dresser
David Tringham
Assistant Director
Patti Unger
Wardrobe Master
Ken Brooke
Makeup Artist
Dave Jordan
Property Master
Denis Fraser
Best Boy Grip
James Keeler
Hairdresser
Brenda Dabbs
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kit West
Special Effects
John Tythe
Electrician
Arthur Carroll
Production Accountant
Peter Shatalow
Assistant Editor
Jack Carter
Construction Coordinator
Ron Gillham
Key Grip
Matt Tundo
Camera Operator
Maurice Arnold
Focus Puller
Chris Holmes
Gaffer
Ninkey Adamson
Assistant Art Director
Guenter Bartlik
Scenic Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 16, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsOntario, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
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. The story concerns a psychiatrist treating a teenager who has blinded horses in a stable, attempting to find the root of his horse worship.
Lumet's translation of the acclaimed play to a cinematic version incorporated some realism, in the use of real horses as opposed to human actors, and a graphic portrayal of the blinding. Despite some criticism of this approach, the film received positive reviews, with awards for Burton, Firth and Agutter.
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