Straw Dogs
Sam Peckinpah | United States of America
November 25, 1971 | 116m
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
Drama
Thriller
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.
Credits
Dustin Hoffman | David Sumner |
Susan George | Amy |
Peter Vaughan | Tom Hedden |
T. P. McKenna | Maj. John Scott |
Del Henney | Charlie Venner |
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Keywords
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