Straw Dogs (1971)
Sometimes a man is forced to defend his honor.
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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- Box office
- $3.3M
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Dustin HoffmanDavid Sumner
Susan GeorgeAmy
Peter VaughanTom Hedden
T. P. McKennaMaj. John Scott
Del HenneyCharlie Venner
Jim NortonChris Cawsey
Donald WebsterRiddaway
Ken HutchisonNorman Scutt
Len JonesBobby Hedden
Sally ThomsettJanice HeddenRobert KeeganHarry Ware
Peter ArneJohn NilesKeywords
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What is Straw Dogs about?
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.
How long is Straw Dogs?
Straw Dogs has a runtime of 116 minutes.