Movie

Straw Dogs (1971)

• R
• November 25, 1971
• 1h 56m

• Thriller
• Drama
• Crime

“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.

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Writers

Gordon Williams, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah

Starring

Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan