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Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. [7] The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is based on Gordon M. Williams 's 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm.
Sep 16, 2011 · A screenwriter and his wife move to her hometown in Mississippi, where he faces a violent conflict with local men. The film is a faithful adaptation of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 classic, with James Marsden and Alexander Skarsgård as the leads.
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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Rod Lurie
- 2011-09-16
Straw Dogs is a 2011 American action thriller film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film Straw Dogs, itself based on the Gordon Williams novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm. It stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth.
Dec 22, 1971 · A young American and his English wife face local harassment and violence in rural England. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this controversial film by Sam Peckinpah.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Sam Peckinpah
- 1971-12-22
Sep 14, 2011 · Roger Ebert praises Rod Lurie's adaptation of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film, which he found visceral, disturbing and well-made. He compares the two versions and analyzes the themes of violence, machismo and sexuality in the story of a screenwriter and his wife in Mississippi.
A controversial thriller by Sam Peckinpah, starring Dustin Hoffman as a mathematician who faces violent men in a Cornish village. The film features commentary, documentary, interviews, and more extras on the Criterion Blu-ray release.
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, and two of the locals rape Amy.
