

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