Straw Dogs (1971)

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

Movie · Thriller, Drama, Crime · 1h 56m · Rated 7.1/10 on TMDB · Released November 25, 1971

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.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Cast

• Dustin Hoffman as David Sumner
• Susan George as Amy
• Peter Vaughan as Tom Hedden
• T. P. McKenna as Maj. John Scott
• Del Henney as Charlie Venner
• Jim Norton as Chris Cawsey
• Donald Webster as Riddaway
• Ken Hutchison as Norman Scutt
• Len Jones as Bobby Hedden
• Sally Thomsett as Janice Hedden
• Robert Keegan as Harry Ware
• Peter Arne as John Niles

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