Straw Dogs

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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

Release Date

25 November 1971

116 minutes

Director

Main Cast

David Sumner
Tom Hedden
Maj. John Scott
Charlie Venner
Chris Cawsey
Norman Scutt
Bobby Hedden
Janice Hedden
Harry Ware
John Niles