{"product_id":"0850035985410-equus","title":"Equus","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEquus , Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award®-winning play (which he adapted for the film) is brought to life on the screen by director Sidney Lumet ( Dog Day Afternoon ) and a cast that includes Richard Burton ( Alexander the Great ) and Peter Firth ( Joseph Andrews ) as psychiatrist and patient in a disturbing tale of a mysterious and unfathomable crime. Joan Plowright ( 101 Dalmatians ), Colin Blakely ( The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ), Jenny Agutter ( Logan’s Run ), Eileen Atkins (TV’s The Crown ) and Harry Andrews ( Alexander the Great ) turn in bravura supporting performances in a film photographed by Oswald Morris ( Fiddler on the Roof ) with a score by Richard Rodney Bennett ( on the Orient Express ). Production Year: 1977 Video: Color Run Time: 138 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Sound: Mono Subtitles: Optional English Stars: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Jenny Agutter Director: Sidney Lumet Awards: Three Oscar® Nominations* Critical Reviews This Oscar®-nominated* adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award®-winning play erupts on the screen with the same power and pion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives \"one of his best performances ever\" ( Boxoffice ) in this \"elegant and provocative\" ( Newsweek ) tale of myth and madness. What would drive Alan Stang (Peter Firth), a troubled adolescent stable boy, to blind six horses with a metal spike? Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Burton) investigates these unspeakable acts and delves deep into Alan's psyche, confronting the mysteries of sexual pion and madness - as well as the dark demons buried within his own soul. * 1977: Best Actor (Richard Burton), Best Supporting Actor (Peter Firth), Best Adapted Screenplay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57434339049846,"sku":"0850035985410","price":27.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_10022649_27759136_20260310015336.jpg?v=1773118423","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0850035985410-equus","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}