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Straw Dogs
“In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.”
7.1 / 10• 1971• 1h 56m•R• English
ThrillerDramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dustin Hoffman
David Sumner
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Peckinpah's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Straw Dogs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
