Film
Straw Dogs (1971)
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
Crime, Drama, Thriller· Directed by Sam Peckinpah· 116 min
Overview
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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- The knock at the door meant the birth of one man and the death of seven others!
- How far will a man go to protect his wife and his home?
- Every man dreads the day he might be forced to defend his wife and his home. For David, today is the day.
- Sometimes a man is forced to defend his honor.
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- Banned In The UK
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- No good, no bad, no justice
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- Every man has a breaking point.
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- You can push a guy to the limit... But expect consequences.
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- BANNED for 18 years... Now unleashed, UNCUT!
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Connections
Top billing
- 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