Straw Dogs (1971)
7.21,090 votesRHD1h 56mReleased
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
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.
- Released
- Nov 25, 1971
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Writer
- David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
- Studio
- ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Revenue
- $3,251,794
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
