Released
Straw Dogs
November 25 1971 (about 53 years ago)Rating
72
Based on
937 reviews
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
- Director: Sam Peckinpah
- Writers: David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 h 56 m
- Budget: $2,200,000
- Box office: $3,251,794
- Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom
- Companies: ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films
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.
