Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs (1971)

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.

Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Susan George

Susan George

Amy

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Donald Webster

Donald Webster

Riddaway

Ken Hutchison

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Crew

David Zelag Goodman

David Zelag Goodman

Screenplay

John Coquillon

John Coquillon

Director of Photography

Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Screenplay

Daniel Melnick

Daniel Melnick

Producer

Roger Spottiswoode

Roger Spottiswoode

Editor

Jerry Fielding

Jerry Fielding

Original Music Composer

Gordon Williams

Gordon Williams

Novel

Miriam Brickman

Miriam Brickman

Casting

Ray Simm

Ray Simm

Production Design

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