Straw Dogs
movie
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
Released November 25, 1971
Overview
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.
Cast
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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Robert Keegan
as
Harry Ware
Peter Arne
as
John Niles
Crew
Sam Peckinpah
as
Director
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Gordon Williams
as
Novel
David Zelag Goodman
as
Screenplay
Sam Peckinpah
as
Screenplay
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Daniel Melnick
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Producer
Jerry Fielding
as
Original Music Composer
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John Coquillon
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Director of Photography
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Miriam Brickman
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Casting
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Tony Lawson
as
Editor
Roger Spottiswoode
as
Editor
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Ray Simm
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Production Design
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Ken Bridgeman
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Art Direction