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Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is based on Gordon M. Williams's 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm.
Dec 22, 1971 · A young American and his English wife face local harassment and violence in rural England. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this controversial film by Sam Peckinpah.
Aug 18, 2021 · Dustin Hoffman discovers that Jolly Old England is no refuge from the violence and social unrest of 1971 in the original Straw Dogs.
A controversial thriller by Sam Peckinpah, starring Dustin Hoffman as a mathematician who faces violent men in a Cornish village. The film features audio commentary, documentaries, interviews, and an essay by Joshua Clover.
David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy (Susan George), an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife...
A young American mathematician ( Dustin Hoffman) comes to the village with his wife ( Susan George ), an English girl whose father owns a home there. They plan to make repairs and settle down while he gets on with his work. His work involves theory on the interiors of stars, but never mind; for Peckinpah's purposes he is an Intellectual.
A young American and his English wife face increasing harassment and violence from the locals in rural England. The film explores themes of masculinity, violence, and morality in a tense and brutal story.
