Equus (DVD, 2003)

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TITLE: Equus [DVD] [1977]. CONDITION: New. Other Books, Comics, Magazines.

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A teenage boy commits a bizarre and shocking crime and is treated by a psychiatrist, who starts to question his own sense of vocation. Based on a novel by Peter Shaffer.

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EAN5050070010367
eBay Product ID (ePID)3961844

Product Key Features

ActorHarry Andrews, Kate Reid, Joan Plowright, Peter Firth, Richard Burton, Eileen Atkins, Colin Blakely, Jenny Agutter
Film/TV TitleEquus
DirectorSidney Lumet
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesTrailer-1. Original Theatrical Trailer
GenreDrama, General
Run Time135 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ComposerRichard Rodney Bennett
Production DesignerTony Walton
Additional InformationSidney 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.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...As good [an adaptation] as one can get on film....Beautifully, almost grandly acted, by Richard Burton...
AuthorPeter Shaffer
Sound sourceMono
Movie/TV TitleEquus
Director of PhotographyOswald Morris

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  • Classic Burton

    Not so much a 'Who dunnit' as a ' Why did they do it'. Laboured psychogical investigation by disillusioned criminal psychologist played by Richard Burton, always a fascinating actor to watch. Entertaining but not fun. Dark subject matter with not much light at the end of the tunnel.

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  • Still worth a look

    Very 70s but engaging

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  • a film to watch.

    a dark film but well worth watching

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  • Still unrivalled, splendid

    A marvellous production, still unequalled

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