Straw Dogs

Release date: Nov 25, 1971

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.

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Top Cast

David Sumner

Amy

Tom Hedden

Maj. John Scott

Charlie Venner

Chris Cawsey

Riddaway

Norman Scutt

Bobby Hedden

Janice Hedden

Harry Ware

John Niles

Louise Hood

Rev. Barney Hood

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

Henry Niles (uncredited)

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