A small village in Cornwall is the setting for Sam Peckinpah’s controversial thriller, which stars Dustin Hoffman and Susan George as a young couple who struggle to fit in with some unwelcome locals. Seen as both pro- and anti-violence by different viewers over the years, it remains a compelling and disturbing film that continues to provoke debate today.
Straw Dogs (1971)
Sam Peckinpah’s controversial thriller, about an American couple who move to a Cornish village – setting off a tragic chain of events.
- 1971 USA, United Kingdom
- Directed by
- Sam Peckinpah
- Produced by
- Daniel Melnick
- Written by
- David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
- Featuring
- Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan
- Running time
- 117 minutes