A meek mathematician who tries to flee the violence of American culture by moving to Cornwall finds he has to defend his family with violent means.
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Edition Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Based on "The siege of Trencher's farm" by Gordon M. Williams.
Uncompressed mono, wide screen 1.85:1.
Essay by scholar and critic Joshua Clover and a 1974 interview with Peckinpah in container.
Features: audio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince, author of Savage Cinema : Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies; Mantrap : Straw dogs, the final cut (2003) documentary about the making of the film; Sam Peckinpah : man of iron (1993) documentary; new conversation between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode, one of the editors on the film; new interview with film scholar Linda Williams about the film's controversies; archival interviews with actor Susan George, producer Daniel Melnick, and Peckinpah biographer Garner Simmons; behind-the-scenes footage; TV spots and trailers.
Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Del Henney.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play in standard DVD players.
For private home use only.
In English with optional English subtitles.