Straw Dogs (1971)

Thriller, Drama, Crime • PT1H56M

Straw Dogs

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.

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Top Cast

  • Dustin Hoffman as David Sumner
  • Susan George as Amy
  • Peter Vaughan as Tom Hedden
  • T. P. McKenna as Maj. John Scott
  • Del Henney as Charlie Venner

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