Straw Dogs
1971·1h 56m
7.2/ 10 (1,045 votes)
“In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.”
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Overview
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.
Trailer
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Writers
David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
David Sumner
Susan George
Amy
Peter Vaughan
Tom Hedden
T. P. McKenna
Maj. John Scott
Del Henney
Charlie Venner
Jim Norton
Chris Cawsey
Donald Webster
Riddaway
Ken Hutchison
Norman Scutt
Len Jones
Bobby Hedden
Sally Thomsett
Janice Hedden
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$2M
Box Office
$3M
