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Straw Dogs (1971)

R ★ 7.2/10 116 min Thriller, Drama, Crime United States, United Kingdom English
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Streaming: Not available
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

Description

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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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

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