Straw Dogs
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
3.6
Length116 mins
LanguageEnglish
Release Date1971-11-25
StatusReleased
Thriller
Drama
Crime
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.