Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

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Straw Dogs

"In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog."

1971

1h 56m

7.1(1019 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Overview

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.

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19 members

Acting

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Dustin Hoffman

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Susan George

Amy

Susan George

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Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

Peter Vaughan

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T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

T. P. McKenna

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Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Del Henney

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Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Jim Norton

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Donald Webster

Riddaway

Donald Webster

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Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Ken Hutchison

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Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Len Jones

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Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

Sally Thomsett

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Robert Keegan

Harry Ware

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Peter Arne

John Niles

Peter Arne

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Cherina Schaer

Louise Hood

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Colin Welland

Rev. Barney Hood

Colin Welland

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June Brown

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

June Brown

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Jimmy Charters

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Chloe Franks

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

Chloe Franks

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Michael Mundell

Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

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David Warner

Henry Niles (uncredited)

David Warner

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