Equus

Based On the book by Peter Shaffer

Equus is a 1977 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Peter Shaffer, based on his 1973 play of the same name. The film stars Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Kate Reid 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 adaptation of the acclaimed play to film incorporated realism through the use of real horses rather than human actors and provided a graphic depiction of the blinding incident.

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Release date:

October 16, 1977

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Cast:

Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Joan Plowright, Colin Blakely

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Language:

English

Year page:

1977 in adaptations