Straw Dogs
1971 • Drama | Thriller
7.2 (945)
Sam Peckinpah
Director
Status
Released
Release date
November 25, 1971
Duration
116 Min
Language
en
Popularity
14.097
Budget
$2,200,000
Revenue
$3,251,794
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.
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Susan George
Peter Vaughan
T. P. McKenna
Del Henney
Jim Norton
Donald Webster
Ken Hutchison
Len Jones
Sally Thomsett
Peter Arne
Colin Welland
June Brown
Chloe Franks
David Warner