This Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives "one of his best performances ever" (Boxoffice) in this "elegant and provocative" (Newsweek) take of myth and madness.
What would drive Alan Stang (Peter Firth), a troubled adolescent stable boy, to blind six horses with a metal spike? Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Burton) investigates these unspeakable acts and delves deep into Alan's psyche, confronting the mysteries of sexual passion and madness-as well as the dark demons buried within his own soul.
According to TT on Facebook: This will also include the PBS documentary Richard Burton: In from the Cold (1988) in HD. The documentary runs 128 minutes.
Remember folks, full-frontal Jenny Agutter nudity (just to get your attention!!!), on top of a powerful, disturbing film. This is excellent 70's cinema.
Documentary: In from the Cold: The World of Richard Burton
Hmm, Twilight Time had said this was HD, and the documentary was certainly shot on film, but the source here looks like upscaled SD video. This feature is presented in 1.66:1, which appears cropped from a probable OAR of 1.33:1.
Also, note that there are no subtitles or chapter breaks for this feature-length film.
A shame, then, considering so much space was sacrificed on the disc. Still, it is great to have this feature either way, and it adds tremendous value to this release.
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DISC INFO:
Disc Title: EQUUS
Disc Size: 46,854,931,766 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
BDInfo: 0.5.8
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MPEG-4 AVC Video 18997 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 2068 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2068 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit / DN -7dB)
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Just got my copy in the mail yesterday. The picture looks great, and is a significant improvement over the non-anamorphic MGM DVD release. Very nice detail, color, and dynamic range in the image.
It's framed at 1.85:1, showing just a little more on the sides, and a little less on the top and bottom, compared to the 1.66:1 DVD.
This is my first TT title. I was please to see that in included a very nice little 8-page booklet. Is that typical for TT releases?
Just got my copy in the mail yesterday. The picture looks great, and is a significant improvement over the non-anamorphic MGM DVD release. Very nice detail, color, and dynamic range in the image.
It's framed at 1.85:1, showing just a little more on the sides, and a little less on the top and bottom, compared to the 1.66:1 DVD.
This is my first TT title. I was please to see that in included a very nice little 8-page booklet. Is that typical for TT releases?
Just got pinged that mine is out to ship. I'm really excited, this is a blind-buy for me but I love the script of the original play so it'll be interesting to see it in action!
Quick question, I heard that this release restores the original United Artists "Transamerica T" card to the start of the film. Is this true? Someone said it was the 1960s animated version while another said it was the 70s still variant. If someone could post screen grabs from their BD that would be great. While its small potatoes, its nice to see these intact as MGM is notorious for replacing older MGM and UA logos on its transfers, and it gets kinda annoying especially during Bond movie marathons.
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Equus (1977) - March 10, 2014 - Limited to 3,000 copies
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