Straw Dogs(1971)

RDrama, Thriller, Crime, Action1h 56m

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $2,200,000Revenue: $3,251,794

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Top Billed Cast

  1. Dustin Hoffman

    Dustin Hoffman

    David Sumner

  2. Susan George

    Susan George

    Amy

  3. Peter Vaughan

    Peter Vaughan

    Tom Hedden

  4. T. P. McKenna

    T. P. McKenna

    Maj. John Scott

  5. Del Henney

    Del Henney

    Charlie Venner

  6. Jim Norton

    Jim Norton

    Chris Cawsey

  7. Donald Webster

    Donald Webster

    Riddaway

  8. Ken Hutchison

    Ken Hutchison

    Norman Scutt

  9. Len Jones

    Len Jones

    Bobby Hedden

  10. Sally Thomsett

    Sally Thomsett

    Janice Hedden

  11. Robert Keegan

    Harry Ware

  12. Peter Arne

    Peter Arne

    John Niles

  13. Cherina Schaer

    Louise Hood

  14. Colin Welland

    Colin Welland

    Rev. Barney Hood

  15. June Brown

    June Brown

    Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)