Movie

Straw Dogs

Released: November 25, 1971 (1971)

Runtime: 116 minutes

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Peter Vaughan as Tom Hedden
Age at release: 48
T. P. McKenna as Maj. John Scott
Age at release: 42
Donald Webster as Riddaway
Age at release: 38
Del Henney as Charlie Venner
Age at release: 36
Dustin Hoffman as David Sumner
Age at release: 34
Jim Norton as Chris Cawsey
Age at release: 33
Ken Hutchison as Norman Scutt
Age at release: 28
Susan George as Amy
Age at release: 21
Sally Thomsett as Janice Hedden
Age at release: 21
Len Jones as Bobby Hedden
Age at release: Unknown

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Peter Arne as John Niles
Age at release: 51
Robert Keegan as Harry Ware
Age at release: 46
June Brown as Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
Colin Welland as Rev. Barney Hood
Age at release: 37
David Warner as Henry Niles (uncredited)
Age at release: 30
Michael Mundell as Bertie Hedden (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
Chloe Franks as Emma Hebden (uncredited)
Age at release: 12
Cherina Schaer as Louise Hood
Age at release: Unknown
Jimmy Charters as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown