Straw Dogs

“In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.”

• 1971
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• 1h 56m
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• R

• Thriller
• Drama
• Crime

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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.

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Release date

Nov 25, 1971

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom