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Straw Dogs

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.

1971 |1h 56m |  Drama, Thriller

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Cast

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Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

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Susan George

Amy

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Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

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T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

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Del Henney

Charlie Venner

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Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

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Donald Webster

Riddaway

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Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

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Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

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Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

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Peter Arne

John Niles

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Colin Welland

Rev. Barney Hood

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June Brown

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

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Chloe Franks

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

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David Warner

Henry Niles (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$2,200,000.00

Revenue

$3,251,794.00