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29 December 1971 (USA) moreTagline:
The knock at the door meant the birth of one man and the death of seven others! morePlot:
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(87 articles)
tMF Perspectives: Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon and his polemical statements against the American 'barrel down' cinema (From The Movie Fanatic. 26 October 2009, 1:46 AM, PDT)
tMF Perspectives: Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon and his polemical statements against the American 'barrel down' cinema
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 October 2009, 1:46 AM, PDT)
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Everyone betrays everyone more (210 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | David Sumner | |
| Susan George | ... | Amy Sumner | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Tom Hedden | |
| T.P. McKenna | ... | Major 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 | |
| Robert Keegan | ... | Harry Ware | |
| Peter Arne | ... | John Niles | |
| Cherina Schaer | ... | Louise Hood | |
| Colin Welland | ... | Reverend Barney Hood | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| June Brown | ... | Mrs. Hedden (scenes deleted) | |
| Chloe Franks | ... | Emma Hedden (scenes deleted) | |
| Michael Mundell | ... | Bertie Hedden (scenes deleted) | |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
118 min | USA:113 min (R-rated version)Language:
EnglishColour:
Colour (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1971) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1981) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | USA:R (cut) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | Brazil:18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA (DVD re-rating) (2004) | Australia:R (original rating) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:(Banned) (video rating) (1999) | UK:18 (video re-rating) (2002) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:RFun Stuff
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Tom Hedden's family were originally given roles in the film but were either cut or never filmed. June Brown was cast as Hedden's wife, together with Chloe Franks as their daughter Emma, and a scene was scripted featuring both in their home laundry with Susan George. However although the scene was included in the shooting script it was never actually filmed. Michael Mundell was originally cast as Cawsey the rat-catcher but was later switched to the role of Bertie Hedden in a scene featuring the village children. However his entire role was never filmed because the scene was canceled due to time and budget constraints. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: When Amy fires the shotgun at the last attacker both the hammers are in the 'uncocked' position. She would need to pull the hammer of the relevant barrel backwards to cock the gun. moreQuotes:
Riddaway: I didn't reckon on nobody getting killed, Norman.Norman Scutt: Yeah, well, that's too bad. We're all in it now. Accessories, we are.
Charlie Venner: That's the law.
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It is certainly possible to look at STRAW DOGS as nothing more than a simple story of a man defending his house, his animalistic insides unleashed by a group of Cornish hoodlums. On that level alone it is a terrific piece of film-making backed up with highly textured acting from the two principals. But there are layers and layers and layers in this film, and that is what makes it art, and a masterpiece. Peckinpah himself told people that Dustin Hoffman was the heavy, and the movie was a portrait of a bad marriage. Try watching with those two facts in mind, and the film takes on a whole new complexion. The Criterion Collection two-disc set of STRAW DOGS is excellent, from the Peckinpah documentary to interviews with Susan George and the producer, to the audio commentary track. I agree with other reviewers who stressed that Peckinpah wasn't interested in "solving" problems; he wanted us to look at ourselves, and cringe.