Equus - Blinde Pferde (1977)
Psychiater Dr. Dysart übernimmt den Fall des siebzehnjährigen Alan Strang. Der, Halbwüchsiger im religiösen Wahn, stach sechs Pferden die Augen aus, als er in der Liebesnacht mit dem Mädchen Jill versagte. Dysart analysiert Alans Herkunft aus Elternhaus mit bigott eifernder Mutter und Tyrannen-Vater, Alans Pferdegott Equus, seine Rituale und seine Privatmythologie. Dysart ist nicht gewillt, Alan in die Angepasstheit zu zwingen, weil er ihn um seine Leidenschaft beneidet, und gibt den Fall ab.
Der Regisseur: Sidney Lumet
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Richard Burton as Martin Dysart |
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Peter Firth as Alan Strang |
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Joan Plowright as Dora Strang |
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Harry Andrews as Harry Dalton |
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Colin Blakely as Frank Strang |
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Eileen Atkins as Hesther Saloman |
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Jenny Agutter as Jill Mason |
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Kate Reid as Margaret Dysart |
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John Wyman as Horseman |
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Elva Mai Hoover as Miss Raintree |
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Patrick Brymer as Hospital Patient |
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Ken James as Mr. Pierce |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Walton | Costume Design |
| Editing | Peter Shatalow | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Tony Walton | Production Design |
| Camera | Matt Tundo | Camera Operator |
| Sound | James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Brooke | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Gerry Holmes | Set Dresser |
| Lighting | Chris Holmes | Gaffer |
| Art | Simon Holland | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Harvey Rosenstock | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Colin M. Brewer | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Guenter Bartlik | Scenic Artist |
| Production | Rose Tobias Shaw | Casting |
| Camera | Ron Gillham | Key Grip |
| Sound | Angela Morley | Conductor |
| Directing | David Tringham | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sanford Rackow | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Maurice Arnold | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | John Tythe | Electrician |
| Art | Jack Carter | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Keeler | Hairdresser |
| Art | Ninkey Adamson | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Carol Spier | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Clare Walker | Casting |
| Crew | Kit West | Special Effects |
| Art | Dave Jordan | Property Master |
| Production | Arthur Carroll | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patti Unger | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Dennis Fraser | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Dabbs | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Writing | Peter Shaffer | Writer |
| Production | Lester Persky | Producer |
| Production | Denis Holt | Associate Producer |
| Editing | John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Production | Elliott Kastner | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |