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.
ThrillerDramaCrimerapecountrysidebased on novel or bookprimal fearenglandcountry lifecornwall, englandrevengerural areashockingperson snapping
- Sexual violence
- Graphic violence
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Cast
- Dustin HoffmanDavid Sumner
- Susan GeorgeAmy
- Peter VaughanTom Hedden
- T. P. McKennaMaj. John Scott
- Del HenneyCharlie Venner
- Jim NortonChris Cawsey
- Donald WebsterRiddaway
- Ken HutchisonNorman Scutt
- Len JonesBobby Hedden
- Sally ThomsettJanice Hedden
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- Sam PeckinpahDirector
- David Zelag GoodmanScreenplay
- Sam PeckinpahScreenplay
- Gordon WilliamsNovel
- John CoquillonDirector of Photography
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
- Tony LawsonEditor
- Roger SpottiswoodeEditor
- Paul DaviesEditor
- Daniel MelnickProducer
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