Equus

"I am yours and you are mine."

1977 2h 17m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 145

DramaMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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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.

“I am yours and you are mine.”

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Cast

Richard Burton
Martin Dysart
Peter Firth
Alan Strang
Joan Plowright
Dora Strang
Harry Andrews
Harry Dalton
Colin Blakely
Frank Strang
Eileen Atkins
Hesther Saloman
Jenny Agutter
Jill Mason
Kate Reid
Margaret Dysart

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Peter Shaffer
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sidney Lumet, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Rodney Bennett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Victor-Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Burton and Peter Firth and Joan Plowright carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I am yours and you are mine.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075995 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sidney Lumet directs. Oswald Morris behind the camera. Richard Rodney Bennett scores. John Victor-Smith cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Sidney Lumet, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Richard Rodney Bennett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Victor-Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Richard Burton and Peter Firth and Joan Plowright carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "I am yours and you are mine.".
8IMDB entry: tt0075995 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.