Straw Dogs
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.
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $3M
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Cast
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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.
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Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Straw Dogs returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Nov 25, 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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