Equus (1977)

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Equus (1977)

#1 Post by MichaelB » Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:00 am

Full specs announced:
EQUUS
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Starring Richard Burton with Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins and Jenny Agutter

Limited Edition – 3,000 copies only – Blu-ray release on 17 August 2020


See a clip [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KufYHzWAOfs[/url]

This Oscar® nominated* adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning play, released by the BFI on Limited Edition Blu-ray with a raft of extras including a new interview with Peter Firth, erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives one of his best performances in this elegant and provocative tale of myth and mental turmoil.

What would drive Alan Strang (Peter Firth), a troubled adolescent stable boy, to blind the horses in his care? Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Richard Burton) investigates this unspeakable act and delves deep into Alan’s mind, confronting the mysteries of sexual passion and psychological pain – as well as the demons buried within his own soul.

*1978 (50th) ACTOR – Richard Burton, SUPPORTING ACTOR – Peter Firth, WRITING (Screenplay – based on material from another medium) – Peter Shaffer

Special features
(NB. Some extras are on DVD)
• Feature presented in High Definition
• Audio commentary by Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman (2014)
• Isolated score
• Sidney Lumet Guardian Lecture (1981, 89 mins, audio only): director Sidney Lumet talks to Derek Malcolm in this interview recorded at the National Film Theatre
• Peter Firth in conversation with Leigh Singer (2020, 39 mins, audio over stills gallery)
• The Watchers (1969, 26 mins): BFI-produced short film directed by Richard Foster
• In From the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988, 121 mins): Tony Palmer’s award-winning feature-length documentary profile
• Religion and the People (1940, 14 mins): documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British experience
• The Farmer’s Horse (1951, 18 mins): in a time of increasing mechanisation, this public information film makes the case for the sturdy farm horse
• Trailer
• Illustrated booklet with new writing by Sidney Lumet’s biographer Maura Spiegel and arts filmmaker John Wyver; notes on the extras and full credits

Product details
RRP: £22.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1399 / 15
USA / 1977 / colour / 138 mins / English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.85:1 // Disc 1: BD50, 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit) / Disc 2: DVD9, PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps)

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Re: Equus (1977)

#2 Post by M Sanderson » Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:02 am

If it’s the same transfer as the Twilight Time then it will look superb.

One of my very favourite of Lumet’s stage adaptations.

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Re: Equus (1977)

#3 Post by L.A. » Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:25 pm

Beaver and DVD Compare reviews.

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