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.
Title | Straw Dogs |
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Year | 1971 |
Genre | Drama, Thriller |
Country | United States of America, United Kingdom |
Studio | ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films |
Cast | Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton |
Crew | Sam Peckinpah (Director), Gordon Williams (Novel), David Zelag Goodman (Screenplay), Sam Peckinpah (Screenplay), Daniel Melnick (Producer), Jerry Fielding (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | rape, countryside, based on novel or book, primal fear, england, country life, cornwall, england, revenge, rural area |
Release | Nov 25, 1971 |
Runtime | 116 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.14 / 10 by 930 users |
Popularity | 9 |
Budget | 2,200,000 |
Revenue | 3,251,794 |
Language | English |