Straw Dogs

December. 29,1971      R
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Dustin Hoffman as  David Sumner
Susan George as  Amy
Peter Vaughan as  Tom Hedden
T. P. McKenna as  Maj. John Scott
Del Henney as  Charlie Venner
Jim Norton as  Chris Cawsey
Donald Webster as  Riddaway
Ken Hutchison as  Norman Scutt
Len Jones as  Bobby Hedden
Sally Thomsett as  Janice Hedden

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