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Straw Dogs (1971)

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In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

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 & Crew

Director
Sam Peckinpah
  • Profile picture of Dustin Hoffman
    David Sumner Dustin Hoffman
  • Profile picture of Susan George
    Amy Susan George
  • Profile picture of Peter Vaughan
    Tom Hedden Peter Vaughan
  • Profile picture of T. P. McKenna
    Maj. John Scott T. P. McKenna
  • Profile picture of Del Henney
    Charlie Venner Del Henney
  • Profile picture of Jim Norton
    Chris Cawsey Jim Norton
  • Profile picture of Donald Webster
    Riddaway Donald Webster
  • Profile picture of Ken Hutchison
    Norman Scutt Ken Hutchison

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Keywords

  • rape
  • countryside
  • based on novel or book
  • primal fear
  • england
  • country life
  • cornwall, england
  • revenge
  • rural area