Equus
– A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in ..
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.
20 Oct 1977
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Sidney Lumet
Peter Shaffer (play), Peter Shaffer (screenplay)
Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright
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.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.
MGM Home Entertainment