Equus

– A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 17 Minutes
Release Year:
1977
Equus (1977)

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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Equus (1977) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Oct 1977

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

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.

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Peter Shaffer (play), Peter Shaffer (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%