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Straw Dogs (1971)

Straw Dogs
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Sometimes a man is forced to defend his honor.

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.

Director

Sam Peckinpah
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Screenplay

Sam Peckinpah, David Zelag Goodman
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Release date

December 23, 1971

Content Rating

R

Language

English
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Country

United Kingdom, United States of America
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Runtime

116
 minutes
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Budget

$
2200000
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Box Office

$
3251794
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Ratings
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82
Metacritic score icon
73
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7.4
 

Top billed cast

Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney

Production companies

ABC Pictures

Keywords

england, rape, based on novel or book, country life, primal fear, cornwall, england, revenge, rural area, english countryside, cult film
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