Straw Dogs

Name: Straw Dogs
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Genre: Crime/detective, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T P McKenna, Del Henney

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Crime/detective
Drama

1971
Sam Peckinpah
116 mins
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Summary

Controversial thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman as mild-mannered mathematician David Sumner who moves to a small Cornish village with his beautiful wife. But the idyllic rural environment has a dark side that will explode into violence and force David into the ultimate act of retribution.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

In this pitch-black revenge drama from director Sam Peckinpah, mild-mannered maths teacher Dustin Hoffman finds his manhood tested when he moves to a Cornish village with wife Susan George and encounters local toughs who threaten his home. One of the key movies in the controversial 1970s debate about unacceptable screen violence (it was released in the same year as Dirty Harry and A Clockwork Orange), this cynical parable virtually states that all pacifists are violent thugs under their liberal exteriors. Reprehensible and disturbing in equal measure, the movie remains potent and shocking, particularly the much-discussed rape scene - the censors were concerned that George's character was unconsciously "asking for it". Those with a nervous disposition should approach with caution.

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7.4/10

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rolenameDavid SumnerDustin HoffmanAmy SumnerSusan GeorgeTom HeddenPeter VaughanMajor ScottT P McKennaVennerDel HenneyScuttKen HutchisonReverend HoodColin WellandCawseyJim NortonJaniceSally ThomsettHenry NilesDavid Warner