Straw Dogs (1971)
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 56m
- Director Sam Peckinpah
- Genres Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 7.2/10 (1,119 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Dustin Hoffman
as David Sumner
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Susan George
as Amy
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Peter Vaughan
as Tom Hedden
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T. P. McKenna
as Maj. John Scott
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Del Henney
as Charlie Venner
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Jim Norton
as Chris Cawsey
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Donald Webster
as Riddaway
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Ken Hutchison
as Norman Scutt
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Len Jones
as Bobby Hedden
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Sally Thomsett
as Janice Hedden
- Robert Keegan as Harry Ware
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Peter Arne
as John Niles
- Cherina Schaer as Louise Hood
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Colin Welland
as Rev. Barney Hood
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June Brown
as Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)
- Jimmy Charters as Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Chloe Franks
as Emma Hebden (uncredited)
- Michael Mundell as Bertie Hedden (uncredited)
Crew
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Sam Peckinpah
Director
- John Coquillon Director of Photography
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Tony Lawson
Editor
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Roger Spottiswoode
Editor
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Paul Davies
Editor
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Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
- Daniel Melnick Producer
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David Zelag Goodman
Screenplay
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Sam Peckinpah
Screenplay
