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Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is based upon Gordon M. Williams's 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm. The film's title derives from a discussion in the Tao Te Ching that likens people to the ancient Chinese ceremonial straw dog, being of ceremonial worth, but afterwards discarded with indifference.

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1971 · 1h 56m · Thriller · Drama · Crime

TMDB 7.2/10 (1,089 votes)

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.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Box office $3M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Sam PeckinpahDirector

Dustin Hoffmanas David Sumner

Susan Georgeas Amy

Peter Vaughanas Tom Hedden

T. P. McKennaas Maj. John Scott

Del Henneyas Charlie Venner

Jim Nortonas Chris Cawsey

Donald Websteras Riddaway

Ken Hutchisonas Norman Scutt

Len Jonesas Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsettas Janice Hedden RRobert Keeganas Harry Ware

Peter Arneas John Niles CCherina Schaeras Louise Hood

Colin Wellandas Rev. Barney Hood