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Straw Dogs(1971)

R11/25/1971 (US)DramaThriller1h 56m
71%

Movie Score

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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

Movie Cast

Dustin Hoffman photo

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Peter Vaughan photo

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna photo

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney photo

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton photo

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Ken Hutchison photo

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones photo

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsett photo

Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

Robert Keegan photo

Robert Keegan

Harry Ware

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$2,200,000.00

Revenue$3,251,794.00

Production CompanyABC Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

Media

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