Review of Equus (1977) by John B — 14 Aug 2013

Equus is one of the weirdest things ever to enter our lives. It's disturbing and quite frankly...not terribly insightful..in the film or stage version.

This review of Equus (1977) was written by John B on 14 Aug 2013.

Equus has generally received positive reviews.

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By Anthony B (897) on 24 Sep 2008

Richard Burton ambles through this film with very little support. It is a fantastic play, but loses strength on film…

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