Straw Dogs

1971 · 1h56 · Film

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison, Len Jones, Sally Thomsett

Ideal when you feel… Stressed Angry Sad / low

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Gordon Williams, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah

Music

Jerry Fielding

Cinematography

John Coquillon

Cast

T. P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison, Len Jones, Sally Thomsett, Robert Keegan, Peter Arne

Updated July 22, 2026

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