Straw Dogs

1971 · directed by Sam Peckinpah

Rating
75/100
Hit
no

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.

Straw Dogs (1971), directed by Sam Peckinpah, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Dustin Hoffman
  • Susan George
  • Peter Vaughan
  • T. P. McKenna
  • Del Henney
  • Jim Norton
  • Donald Webster
  • Ken Hutchison
  • Len Jones
  • Sally Thomsett

Crew

  • John Coquillon — Director of Photography
  • Paul Davies — Editor
  • Roger Spottiswoode — Editor
  • Tony Lawson — Editor
  • Jerry Fielding — Original Music Composer
  • David Zelag Goodman — Screenplay
  • Sam Peckinpah — Screenplay

More from Sam Peckinpah

  1. The Wild Bunch (1969) — 96/100 · hit
  2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Ride the High Country (1962) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Junior Bonner (1972) — 75/100
  5. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — 75/100
  6. Major Dundee (1965) — 72/100

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