Genres
Production Companies
Talent Associates
Amerbroco Films
Straw Dogs
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Director of Photography: John Coquillon
Screenplay: David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
Producer: Daniel Melnick
Top Cast
Dustin Hoffman
David Sumner
Susan George
Amy
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
Videos
Straw Dogs (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
