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Straw Dogs

One of the most controversial violence-themed films of its day. A mild-mannered professor's (Dustin Hoffman) pacifism is put to the supreme test when his wife is raped by some locals of the Cornish village where they have set up home. Susan George, David Warner and Peter Vaughan also star.

Year: 1971
Genre: Drama, Best of the 1970s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: USA
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Dustin Hoffman
Duration: 113 Minutes
Rating: R18
7.5/10
Location in store: Drama

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