Drama / Mystery
USA / UK,
1977, 137 min
Directed by:
Sidney LumetCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Richard Rodney BennettCast:
Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Jenny Agutter, Ken James, John Wyman, Brook Williams, Kate Reid (more)Plots(1)
What would drive Alan Strang (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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1978 - Richard Burton (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1978 - Peter Firth (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1978 - Peter Shaffer (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1978 - Jenny Agutter (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1978 - Colin Blakely (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1978 - Joan Plowright (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1978 - Peter Shaffer (Best Screenplay)
- 1978 - Richard Rodney Bennett (Best Music)
Golden Globes
- 1978 - Richard Burton (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1978 - Peter Firth (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)