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Straw Dogs 1971 Directed by Sam Peckinpah

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.

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Drama , Thriller
Budget $2,200,000
Revenue $3,251,794
Release Date 25 November 1971
116 mins
Cast
Dustin Hoffman David Sumner
Peter Vaughan Tom Hedden
T. P. McKenna Maj. John Scott
Del Henney Charlie Venner
Jim Norton Chris Cawsey
Donald Webster Riddaway
Ken Hutchison Norman Scutt
Len Jones Bobby Hedden
Sally Thomsett Janice Hedden
Robert Keegan Harry Ware
Peter Arne John Niles
Cherina Schaer Louise Hood
Colin Welland Rev. Barney Hood
June Brown Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters Man in Pub (uncredited)
Chloe Franks Emma Hebden (uncredited)
Michael Mundell Bertie Hedden (uncredited)
David Warner Henry Niles (uncredited)