Straw Dogs
1971/11/25 • $2,200,000 • Released • English
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.
Director : Sam Peckinpah
Casts
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
Peter Arne
John Niles
Colin Welland
Rev. Barney Hood
June Brown
Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)
Chloe Franks
Emma Hebden (uncredited)
David Warner
Henry Niles (uncredited)
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