Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

1971•1h 56m•7.2/10

ThrillerDramaCrime

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🎬TMDb

7.2/10(1K)

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.

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Production

ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Susan George

Susan George

Amy

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Donald Webster

Donald Webster

Riddaway

Ken Hutchison

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsett

Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

Robert Keegan

Harry Ware

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

John Niles

Cherina Schaer

Louise Hood

Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Rev. Barney Hood

June Brown

June Brown

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

Jimmy Charters

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Chloe Franks

Chloe Franks

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

Michael Mundell

Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

David Warner

David Warner

Henry Niles (uncredited)

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