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Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs (1971)

R
12/29/1971 (US)
01h 56m

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

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Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Ken Hutchison

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

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Straw Dogs (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
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