Straw Dogs
Sign in to save1971 American film by Sam Peckinpah
Film · TMDB
7.2David 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.
Released: 1971-11-25116 minDir: Sam PeckinpahThriller, Drama, Crime
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as David Sumner
- Susan George as Amy
- Peter Vaughan as Tom Hedden
- T. P. McKenna as Maj. John Scott
- Del Henney as Charlie Venner
- Jim Norton as Chris Cawsey
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.4/10
67,962 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
75/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Screenwriter
- Sam Peckinpah
- Cast member
- Sally Thomsett
- Composer
- Jerry Fielding
- Cinematographer
- John Coquillon