Equus 1977 full movie, a psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boys disturbing obsession with horses. Actors daniel radcliffe and richard griffiths on equus. The movie with richard burton as the main character was a bit stilted if you have never seen equus it is a classic and worth seeing and if you cant see daniel radcliffe in the role i think this is the next best thing. Actor burton,supporting actor firth, adapted screenplay. Overview of equus, 1977, directed by sidney lumet, with richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely, at turner classic movies. Cast and crew credits for equus, 1977, directed by sidney lumet, with richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely, at turner classic movies. Jenny agutter in nude scene from equus which was released in 1979. That is, he gets freaky with the animals, riding them naked until he ejaculates. Martin duysart, a sensitive and disenchanted child psychiatrist, in equus, released by united artists, a transamerica company.
Impatient in only their second session, psychologist dysart richard burton is now trading information with alan peter firth, incarcerated for having blinded several horses, and who reveals some history, and the horseman, john wyman, in equus, 1977, from peter shaffers screenplay. Martin dysart richard burton, a psychiatrist who has grown unhappy with his life, takes on the peculiar case of alan strang peter firth, a reserved teenager who has been. Burton, richard richard burton the doubtridden psychiatrist in equus. Watch equus full movie in hd visit a psychiatrist, martin dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses w. As dysart exposes the truths behind the boys demons, he finds himself faceto.
The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeenyearold stable boy named alan strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardlytimid father and a. In probing firths psyche, burton discovers that the source of the boys. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1977 movies 1977. Angelina jordan bohemian rhapsody americas got talent. Richard burton recreates his broadway role in equus, playing now at the uptown. Equus movie 1977 vtg photos lot of 8, starring richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely. Equus is a drama play by peter shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses shaffer was inspired to write equus when he heard of a crime involving a 17yearold who blinded six horses in a small town in suffolk. A psychiatrist, martin dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in hampshire, england. The film stars richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely, joan plowright, eileen atkins, and jenny agutter. Love this movie and peter firth was absolutely amazing in it.
You can watch equus online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Burton, richard in equus richard burton portrays dr. As martin attempts to interview him, alan responds by singing commercial jingles and staring at him. He set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the. Richard burton gives the performance of a lifetime in the film version of the smash. Martin dysart, an unhappily married psychologist called in to treat a sexually.
Rent equus 1977 starring richard burton and peter firth on dvd and bluray. Psychologist dysart richard burton somewhat on his heels, his first meeting with dora joan plowright, mother of his new teenage patient whos taken to blinding horses, joined by the worried father frank colin blakely, in director sidney lumets version of the hit play equus, 1977. In the climax, dysart gives alan a placebo truth pill and revealing a tryst with jill, begins to reenact the event. Peter shaffers play, duly enshrined as one of the decades best, benefited from the limitations of the stage in telling its story of a strange young man driven to blind six horses. Martin dysart, an unhappily married psychologist called in to treat a sexually repressed young man accused of a horrific act of animal. Bored english psychologist dysart richard burton, having broken his fevered opening monologue to establish a flashback, recalls the meeting with hesther eileen atkins, which begins the bizarre story from peter shaffers. Peter shaffers play, which he adapted for the screen, has become under sidney lumets outstanding direction a moving confrontation between a. Peter firth blinds horses with a metal spike in equus 1977, which gets him on the couch with headshrinker richard burton. Soon after, alan strang, age seventeen, arrives at the hospital. The blinding of horses is something that works a great deal better as stage symbolism than as cinematic fact.
The blinding of horses is something that works a great deal better as stage symbolism than as cinematic fact, and thats one of the several things wrong with the way equus has been brought to the screen. Equus 1977 prior to its adaptation as a motion picture, peter shaffers broadway hit equus which ran for almost three years in new york alone was a magnet for american and usbased actors out to prove their dramatic mettle. Three versions were filmed of the final scene of peter firth in the barn. A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boys disturbing obsession with horses. If a viewer did not know the film equus was an adaptation of a play, it would become. Equus 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch equus full movie in hd visit a psychiatrist, martin dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses. Martin dysart richard burton, a psychiatrist who has grown unhappy with his life, takes on the peculiar case of alan strang peter firth, a reserved teenager who has been accused of. Martin dysart, a sensitive and disenchanted child psychiatrist, in equus, released by united artists, a transamerica company.
Watch equus 1977 full movie storyline a psychiatrist, martin dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in hampshire, england. The movie with richard burton as the main character was a bit stilted if you have never seen equus it is a classic and worth seeing and if you cant see daniel radcliffe in the role i. The story concerns a psychiatrist treating a teenager who has blinded horses in a stable, attempting to find the root of his horse worship. This movie is one of the most disturbing yet moving and deep movies i have ever seen. Alan also envisions himself as a king, on the godhead equus, both destroying their enemies. Hey, im more than willing to take it, because this film is mighty compelling, despite the lack of harrys. Call of the blonde goddess 1977 full movie 2years ago 1. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeenyearold stable boy named alan strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardlytimid father and a genteel, religious.
Richard burton plays a psychiatrist who attempts to discover why young peter firth has taken to mutilating live horses. Equus movie 1977 vtg photos lot richard burton peter firth. Susan hemingway love letters of a portuguese nun 1977 2years ago 25. Psychologist dysart richard burton already somewhat on his heels, his first meeting with dora joan plowright, mother of his new teenage patient whos taken to blinding horses, joined by the worried father frank colin blakely, in director sidney lumets version of the hit play equus, 1977. With richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely, joan plowright. Sidney lumet was just the right director for equus, and just the wrong one. Ive never seen the play, however, and consider the film a piece on its own, as i think it should be viewed anyway. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeenyearold stable boy named alan strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardlytimid father and a genteel, religious mother. See the full list of equus cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.