Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs (1971)

1971-11-25 · 116 min · Rating 7.17/10 (1045 votes)

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

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.

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

based on novel or book cornwall, england country life countryside england primal fear rape revenge rural area shocking

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