Straw Dogs
R · 1971 ‧ Thriller/Western ‧ 1h 53m
David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy (Susan George), an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy...
Release date: December 22, 1971 (USA)
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios and Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Adapted from: The Siege of Trencher's Farm
Box office: $8 million (rentals)
Budget: $2.2 million or £1,055,829
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