Peter Shaffer’s psychosexual mystery play Equus was brought to the screen in 1977 by director Sidney Lumet. Renowned as an actors’ director, Lumet brings forth from his cast a handful of magnificent performances in a realistic interpretation of a very stylized, symbolic play. The movie itself can’t live up to its electrifying stage counterpart, but in its own rather trundling way, it provides an engrossing if a trifle elongated examination into the troubled psyches of its two protagonists while telling its horrific tale of emotional and physical mutilation and at least partial redemption.
Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Twilight Time
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HDMA (Mono)
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: R
Run Time: 2 Hr. 18 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray
keep caseDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: All
Release Date: 03/11/2014
MSRP: $29.95
The Production Rating: 3.5/5
Video Rating: 5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4/5
Special Features Rating: 4/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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