Straw Dogs (1971)
| Release Date | 03 November 1971 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | The knock at the door meant the birth of one man and the death of seven others! |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Lamorna Cove, Lamorna, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Rape & Sexual Abuse, Dangerous Friends, Americans Abroad, Out For Revenge, Small-Town Life |
| Tones | Ominous, Visceral, Menacing, Disturbing, Confrontational, Harsh, Tense |
| Tags | Assault, Countryside, Family, House, Husband And Wife, Kill, Rape, Revenge, Teacher, Violence |
Straw Dogs is a 1971 domestic drama psychological thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. The screenplay by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman is based on the novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon Williams. The film's title derives from a discussion in the Tao Te Ching which likens the ancient Chinese ceremonial straw dog to forms without substance.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Cherina Schaer
Louise Hood
Chloe Franks
Emma Hedden
Director
Writer
David Zelag Goodman
Gordon Williams
Producer
Daniel Melnick
producer
James Swann
associate producer
Original Music
Jerry Fielding
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Cinematographer
John Coquillon
Editor
Paul Davies
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Tony Lawson
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Casting Director
Miriam Brickman
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Production Designer
Ray Simm
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Art Director
Ken Bridgeman
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Makeup Department
Harry Frampton
makeup artist
Bobbie Smith
hairdresser
Peter Frampton
makeup assistant
Production Manager
Derek Kavanagh
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Marcel
assistant director
Nick Farnes
assistant director
Michael Murray
third assistant director
Art Department
Peter James
set dresser
Julia Trevelyan Oman
production design consultant
Sound Department
John Bramall
sound recordist
Garth Craven
sound editor
Michael Ellis
sound dialogue editor
Norman Savage
sound editor
Special Effects
John Richardson
special effects
Peter Hutchinson
special effects assistant
Stunts
Bill Cornelius
stunt coordinator
Peter Brayham
stunts
Joe Dunne
stunts
Sue Longhurst
stunt double: Susan George
Camera and Electrical Department
Herbert Smith
camera operator
John Jay
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Robert L. Wolfe
editorial consultant
Music Department
Jerry Fielding
conductor
Other Crew
Pamela Davies
continuity
Anthony Goldschmidt
title designer
Katherine Haber
dialogue director
George Davis
production accountant
Brian Doyle
unit publicist
Susan Shaw
body double: Susan George
Production Company
ABC Pictures
Talent Associates
Amerbroco
Distributor
British Film Institute (BFI)
Centfox
Cinerama Releasing UK
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Buena Vista Pictures
Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Criterion Collection, The
Editora Europa
EuroVideo
Guild Home Video
MGM Home Entertainment
MRA Entertainment Group
Pearson Television International
Thorn-Emi Video
Transvídeo
Video Collection International Ltd.
Miscellaneous
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Sam Peckinpah
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Major Dundee (1965)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Straw Dogs
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Deadly Companions (1961)
The Getaway (1972)
The Killer Elite (1975)
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
