Straw Dogs (1971)
November 25, 1971
Drama, Thriller
1h 56m
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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
- David Sumner Dustin Hoffman
- Amy Susan George
- Tom Hedden Peter Vaughan
- Maj. John Scott T. P. McKenna
- Charlie Venner Del Henney
- Chris Cawsey Jim Norton
- Riddaway Donald Webster
- Norman Scutt Ken Hutchison
Recommendations
Keywords
- rape
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- primal fear
- england
- country life
- cornwall, england
- revenge
- rural area