Equus
Summary:
Richard Burton plays a psychiatrist who attempts to discover why young Peter Firth has taken to mutilating live horses. In probing Firth's psyche, Burton discovers that the source of the boy's obsession is his mother, Joan Plowright, who has raised Firth with a convoluted set of values. Even as he gets closer to the reason behind Firth's horrendous acts, Burton di... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Burton - (Dr. Martin Dysart)
Peter Firth - (Alan Strang)
Colin Blakely - (Frank Strang)
Joan Plowright - (Dora Strang)
Harry Andrews - (Harry Dalton)
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Review:
In Sidney Lumet's cinematic adaptation of Peter Shaffer's psychological drama Equus, Richard Burton must portray a psychiatrist who has lost faith in himself. He is a hollowed-out man in a stultifying marriage who no longer believes that his work with severely troubled teenagers does any good whatsoever. He is savvy enough to underst... Continue >>
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