Straw Dogs (1971)

7.2/10 116 min Thriller Drama Crime

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.

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

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

Peter Arne

John Niles

Colin Welland

Rev. Barney Hood

June Brown

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

Chloe Franks

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

David Warner

Henry Niles (uncredited)

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