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 |
| Art | Tony Walton | Production Design |
| Sound | Angela Morley | Conductor |
| Art | Carol Spier | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jack Carter | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Matt Tundo | Camera Operator |
| Art | Simon Holland | Art Direction |
| Art | Gerry Holmes | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | David Tringham | Assistant Director |
| Production | Rose Tobias Shaw | Casting |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Dabbs | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Brooke | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Peter Shatalow | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Ninkey Adamson | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Arthur Carroll | Production Accountant |
| Production | Colin M. Brewer | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Sanford Rackow | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Keeler | Hairdresser |
| Sound | James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Guenter Bartlik | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Harvey Rosenstock | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Maurice Arnold | Focus Puller |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patti Unger | Wardrobe Master |
| Lighting | John Tythe | Electrician |
| Lighting | Chris Holmes | Gaffer |
| Camera | Dennis Fraser | Best Boy Grip |
| Art | Dave Jordan | Property Master |
| Camera | Ron Gillham | Key Grip |
| Production | Clare Walker | Casting |
| Crew | Kit West | Special Effects |
| Writing | Peter Shaffer | Writer |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Production | Elliott Kastner | Producer |
| Editing | John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Production | Lester Persky | Producer |
| Production | Denis Holt | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Peter Shaffer | Theatre Play |