Straw Dogs (Film), released 1971 — adapted from The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon Williams.
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.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah.
