Straw Dogs (1971)
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
113 min
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.
- Release date
- November 25, 1971
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom, Australia
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Box office
- $3,251,794
Trailer
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
- Jim Norton as Chris Cawsey
- Donald Webster as Riddaway
- Ken Hutchison as Norman Scutt
- Len Jones as Bobby Hedden
- Sally Thomsett as Janice Hedden
Crew
- Sam Peckinpah · Director
- David Zelag Goodman · Writer
- Sam Peckinpah · Writer
- Gordon Williams · Writer
- Daniel Melnick · Producer
- Jerry Fielding · Composer
- John Coquillon · Cinematographer
- Paul Davies · Editor
- Tony Lawson · Editor
- Roger Spottiswoode · Editor
- Miriam Brickman · Casting director
- Ray Simm · Production designer