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October 1977 (UK) moreTagline:
"I am yours and you are mine"Plot:
A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Famed British Filmmaker Roy Boulting Dies At 87(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 November 2001)
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Unique, impressive, dark, intelligent. more (42 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Richard Burton | ... | Martin Dysart |
 | Peter Firth | ... | Alan Strang |
| Colin Blakely | ... | Frank Strang |
| Joan Plowright | ... | Dora Strang |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Harry Dalton |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Hesther Saloman |
 | Jenny Agutter | ... | Jill Mason |
| Kate Reid | ... | Margaret Dysart |
| John Wyman | ... | Horseman |
| Elva Mai Hoover | ... | Miss Raintree |
| Ken James | ... | Mr. Pearce |
| Patrick Brymer | ... | Hospital Patient |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
137 minLanguage:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1978) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Ireland:18 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) (cut) | Australia:R | Canada:18A | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #24890) | Spain:18Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFun Stuff
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The film was considered groundbreaking at the time for the amount of full frontal male nudity by Peter Firth. Firth was shown completely nude three times in the film, and the final scene in the stable is one of the longest scenes of full frontal male nudity in any mainstream film. However, Firth's penis was not allowed to be shown erect at any time. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Dr. Dysart is holding the "truth drug", he has his hand alternately open and closed around it. moreQuotes:
Alan Strang: Here I am. Find me. Find me. Kill me. Kill me. Find me, and kill me. Kill me. Find me, and kill me. Find me, and kill me. Find me, and kill meeeeeeee.[trails off]
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (#3.19)" (1978) moreFAQ
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I loved this movie so much, I found a copy of the play online, bought it, and read it with glee. It's a beautiful, complicated film -- definitely a must see. What I especially liked was the way the movie handled religion and insanity. Is curing someone of their mental illness taking away their religion? Is psychiatry a "cult of the normal"?
Richard Burton delivers hypnotic sermons, staring straight into the camera, as we slowly zoom in on his face. He confesses that he's jealous of his patient. The boy is in pain, but passion is pain. The boy is worshiping a pagan god -- something Burton wishes he could do as well. Instead, he settles for flipping through books, looking at photographs of old artifacts. The therapist wonders if he's taking the boy's god away by curing him.
If you like Carl Jung, you'll love this film! Equus, archetypal God, we love you!
Some complain that the psychology in this film is "campy" at best. Others say the film can't possibly compare to the stage play. Well, fine. Maybe it shouldn't be used as a model for treating patients, and maybe plays are different than movies. But the film as a piece of art, on its own, is powerful, moving, and fascinating.