Directed by Sam Peckinpah
1h 56m
Drama
| Thriller
| Crime
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.
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
David Zelag Goodman
Screenplay
John Coquillon
Director of Photography
Sam Peckinpah
Screenplay
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Roger Spottiswoode
Editor
Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
Gordon Williams
Novel
Miriam Brickman
Casting
Ray Simm
Production Design