Straw Dogs

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Cast

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Susan George

Amy

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Donald Webster

Riddaway

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

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Robert Keegan

Harry Ware

Peter Arne

John Niles

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Cherina Schaer

Louise Hood

Colin Welland

Rev. Barney Hood

June Brown

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Chloe Franks

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

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Michael Mundell

Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

David Warner

Henry Niles (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Ray Simm Production Design
• Ken Bridgeman Art Direction
• Roy Pembrooke Props
• Julia Trevelyan Oman Other
• Peter James Set Dresser

Camera

• John Coquillon Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Bobbie Smith Hairdresser
• Peter Frampton Assistant Makeup Artist
• Harry Frampton Makeup Artist

Crew

• John Richardson Special Effects
• Peter Hutchinson Special Effects Assistant
• Peter Brayham Stunts
• Joe Dunne Stunts
• Eddie Stacey Stunts
• Billy Cornelius Stunt Coordinator
• Sue Longhurst Stunt Double

Directing

• Sam Peckinpah Director
• Terry Marcel Assistant Director
• Nick Farnes Assistant Director
• Michael Murray Third Assistant Director
• Gary White Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Tony Lawson Editor
• Roger Spottiswoode Editor
• Paul Davies Editor

Production

• Daniel Melnick Producer
• Miriam Brickman Casting
• James Swann Associate Producer
• Derek Kavanagh Production Supervisor

Sound

• Jerry Fielding Original Music Composer
• Katherine Haber Dialogue Editor
• Michael Ellis Dialogue Editor
• Gerry Humphreys Sound Mixer
• John Bramall Sound Recordist
• Garth Craven Sound Editor
• Norman Savage Sound Editor

Writing

• Gordon Williams Novel
• David Zelag Goodman Screenplay
• Sam Peckinpah Screenplay

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