Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 03/04/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 137 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM

Richard Burton plays a psychiatrist who attempts to discover why young Peter Firth has taken to mutilating live horses. In probing Firth's psyche, Burton discovers that the source of the boy's obsession is his mother, Joan Plowright, who has raised Firth with a convoluted set of values. Even as he gets closer to the reason behind Firth's horrendous acts, Burton discovers many previously locked-away secrets within himself. Equus was based on the play by Peter Schaffer who received an Academy Award Nomination for his adapted screenplay.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Richard Burton - Dr. Martin Dysart
Peter Firth - Alan Strang
Colin Blakely - Frank Strang
Joan Plowright - Dora Strang
Harry Andrews - Harry Dalton
Eileen Atkins - Hesther Saloman
Jenny Agutter - Jill Mason
John Wyman - The Horseman
Kate Reid - Margaret Dysart

Production:
Sidney Lumet - Director
Elliott Kastner Lester Persky - Producer
Richard Rodney Bennett - Composer
John Victor Smith - Editor
Peter Shaffer - Screen Writer
Gerry Holmes - Set Designer
Simon Holland - Art Director
Oswald Morris - Cinematographer
Doug Doner - Consultant/advisor
John Vanderpas - Consultant/advisor
Yakima Canutt - Consultant/advisor
Brenda Dabbs - Costume Designer
Patti Unger - Costume Designer
Tony Walton - Costume Designer
David Tringham - First Assistant Director
Peter Shaffer - Play Author
Tony Walton - Production Designer
Richard Vorisek - Sound/Sound Designer

Antwone Fisher [P&S]
    Derek Luke / PG13 / 2002
K-Pax
    Kevin Spacey / PG13 / 2001
Pressure Point
    Sidney Poitier / NR / 1962
Lilith
    Warren Beatty / NR / 1964
I Am the Cheese
    Robert MacNaughton / PG / 1983

1977 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

1977 British Academy of Film and Television

1977 Golden Globe

1977 National Board of Review