
Straw Dogs

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
Rating: 7.1 out of 10TMDB(1.1K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Score (1972)
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Box office
Grossed $3.25M worldwide, about 1.5 times its $2.2M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm
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Filming locations
Filmed in St Buryan
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Setting
Set in Cornwall
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Music
Music by Jerry Fielding
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Coquillon
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Gordon WilliamsNovel
- David Zelag GoodmanScreenplay
- Sam PeckinpahScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 25, 1971
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2.2M
- Revenue
- $3.3M
- Countries
- United Kingdom


































