In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

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.

Cast & crew

Sam Peckinpah

Director

Dustin Hoffman

David Sumner

Susan George

Amy

Peter Vaughan

Tom Hedden

T. P. McKenna

Maj. John Scott

Del Henney

Charlie Venner

Jim Norton

Chris Cawsey

Donald Webster

Riddaway

Ken Hutchison

Norman Scutt

Len Jones

Bobby Hedden

Sally Thomsett

Janice Hedden

R

Robert Keegan

Harry Ware

Peter Arne

John Niles

C

Cherina Schaer

Louise Hood

Colin Welland

Rev. Barney Hood

June Brown

Mrs. Hebden (uncredited)

J

Jimmy Charters

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Chloe Franks

Emma Hebden (uncredited)

M

Michael Mundell

Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

David Warner

Henry Niles (uncredited)