🎬 Thriller, Drama, Crime

Straw Dogs

"In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog."

⭐ 7.2/10 1971 1h 56m Dir. Sam Peckinpah

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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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7.2/10 1,064 votes

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Year
1971
Runtime
1h 56m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
1,064
Genre
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$2.2M

Cast

🎭 Thriller 🎭 Drama 🎭 Crime 🎬 Sam Peckinpah 👤 Dustin Hoffman 👤 Susan George 👤 Peter Vaughan
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Questions about Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs has a runtime of 1h 56m (1 hour and 56 minutes).
Straw Dogs was directed by Sam Peckinpah and released in 1971.
Straw Dogs is a Thriller, Drama, Crime film (1971).
The cast of Straw Dogs includes Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney.
Straw Dogs has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 1,064 votes.

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