Straw Dogs (1971)

11/25/1971 (US) • 1h 56m

Thriller, Drama, Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,200,000.00

Revenue

$3,251,794.00

Keywords

rape

countryside

based on novel or book

primal fear

england

country life

cornwall, england

revenge

rural area

shocking

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