Straw Dogs (1971)
"In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog."

Title: Straw Dogs
Original Title: Straw Dogs
Release Date: 1971-11-25
Status: Released
Rating: 7.159/10 (from 960 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Production Companies: ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films
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.
Cast

Dustin Hoffman
David Sumner

Susan George
Amy

Peter Vaughan
Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna
Maj. John Scott

Del Henney
Charlie Venner

Jim Norton
Chris Cawsey

Donald Webster
Riddaway

Ken Hutchison
Norman Scutt

Len Jones
Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsett
Janice Hedden