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Straw Dogs

71 %|Nov 25, 1971|Drama, Thriller

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.

Featured Crew

David Zelag Goodman
Screenplay
John Coquillon
Director of Photography
Sam Peckinpah
Screenplay
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Roger Spottiswoode
Editor
Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
Gordon Williams
Novel
Miriam Brickman
Casting

Cast

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Dustin Hoffman
David Sumner
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Peter Vaughan
Tom Hedden
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T. P. McKenna
Maj. John Scott
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Del Henney
Charlie Venner
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Jim Norton
Chris Cawsey
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Ken Hutchison
Norman Scutt
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Len Jones
Bobby Hedden
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Sally Thomsett
Janice Hedden
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Robert Keegan
Harry Ware
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Peter Arne
John Niles
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Cherina Schaer
Louise Hood
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Colin Welland
Rev. Barney Hood
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June Brown
Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)
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Jimmy Charters
Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Chloe Franks
Emma Hebden (uncredited)
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Michael Mundell
Bertie Hedden (uncredited)
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David Warner
Henry Niles (uncredited)