Straw Dogs (1971)

12/29/1971 1h 56m

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

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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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

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Cast Ages at Release

Dustin Hoffman

as David Sumner

Born 08/08/1937, age

Susan George

as Amy

Born 07/26/1950, age

Peter Vaughan

as Tom Hedden

Born 04/04/1923

Died 12/06/2016, age

T. P. McKenna

as Maj. John Scott

Born 09/07/1929

Died 02/13/2011, age

Del Henney

as Charlie Venner

Born 07/24/1935

Died 01/14/2019, age

Jim Norton

as Chris Cawsey

Born 01/04/1938, age

Peter Arne

as John Niles

Born 09/29/1920

Died 08/01/1983, age

David Warner

as Henry Niles (uncredited)

Born 07/29/1941

Died 07/24/2022, age