Straw Dogs
“In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.”
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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Cast
19 people
Dustin Hoffman
David Sumner
Known for
Rain Man
Kung Fu Panda
Susan George
Amy
Known for
EastEnders
Jack the Ripper
Peter Vaughan
Tom Hedden
Known for
Game of Thrones
The 10th Kingdom
T. P. McKenna
Maj. John Scott
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Holocaust
Del Henney
Charlie Venner
Known for
Brannigan
Devil's Playground
Jim Norton
Chris Cawsey
Known for
The Boy
Water for Elephants
Donald Webster
Riddaway
Known for
The MacKintosh Man
Ken Hutchison
Norman Scutt
Known for
Ladyhawke
Masada
Len Jones
Bobby Hedden
Also in
Joe 90
Spring and Port Wine
Sally Thomsett
Janice Hedden
Known for
The Railway Children
Robert Keegan
Harry Ware
Known for
Endless Night
Peter Arne
John Niles
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Victor/Victoria
Sam Peckinpah Director · David Zelag Goodman Screenplay Gordon Williams Author
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $2.2M · United States release December 29, 1971
Box office
Budget
$2,200,000
Worldwide gross
$3,251,794
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
ABC Pictures
Production
Talent Associates
Production
Amerbroco Films
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 25, 1971
Theatrical · London
United States · December 29, 1971
Theatrical
Australia
March 8, 1972 · Theatrical
France
February 9, 1972 · Theatrical
Germany
March 29, 1972 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 8, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
February 3, 1972 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 23, 1971 · Theatrical · Original certificate: 18
February 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
July 13, 2007 · TV · RTL 7
Philippines
January 15, 1983 · TV · RPN 9
Spain
December 27, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 30, 1972 · Theatrical
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