Straw Dogs
United States • 1971 • 1h 56m
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#182Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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DirectorSam Peckinpah
WriterDavid Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
CinematographerJohn Coquillon
ComposerJerry Fielding
EditorTony Lawson, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies
ProducerDaniel Melnick
