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Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 25, 1971

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

User Score

71%

Original Title

Straw Dogs

Production Companies

ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Budget

$2,200,000

Revenue

$3,251,794

Description

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.