
Straw Dogs
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.
Release Date: 1971-11-25
Drama
Thriller
★★★★★★★★★★ (957 votes)
Casts

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