Straw Dogs
1013 reviews
Thriller/Drama
1h 56m
1971
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...
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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.
- DirectorSam Peckinpah
- Release25 November 1971
- Genre
- Duration1h 56m
- Budget$2,200,000
- Revenue$3,251,794
- Rate1013 reviews
- Productions
ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films
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

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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