Straw Dogs 1971

Name: Straw Dogs
Released: 1971-11-25
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney

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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

Directed by:	Sam Peckinpah
Written by:	Sam Peckinpah & David Zelag Goodman
Release date:	1971-11-25
Runtime:	116 minutes
Critics score:	91 / 100
Tagline:	In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.