Straw Dogs (1971)
Front Cover Actor
Dustin Hoffman David Sumner
Susan George Amy Sumner
Movie Details
Genre Thriller
Director Sam Peckinpah
Producer Daniel Melnick
Studio PRISM LEISURE CORPORATION
Language English
Audience Rating 18
Running Time 113 mins
Country Great Britain
Color Color
Plot
Released in 1971, Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" caused outrage and controversy among the critics of the time. With his uncompromising style, Peckinpah had unleashed an intensly powerful and menacing portrayal of violence onto the big screen, the fallout of which has lasted over 30 years. Banned from home viewing under the 1984 Video Recordings Act, only now can his disturbing masterpiece be seen in its 'uncut' form. Finally, the most notorious movie in British film history is available to the public and it's time for the public to make its own mind up.

David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) is a quiet American mathematician who has moved with his wife Amy (Susan George) back to a remote Cornish farmhouse near the village where she grew up. The couple have relocated to rural England in an attempt to flee the violence of America but their placid life is brutally interrupted when the savagery and violence they sought to escape engulfs them and threatens to destroy their lives.
Personal Details
Seen It No
Index 248
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 23/10/2004
Purchase Price £7.99
Store HMV
Links Amazon UK
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Screen Ratio 16:9 Wide Screen
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Release Date 04/10/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono - English
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
PAL