Straw Dogs [1971] [Criterion] (DVD)
Sam Peckinpah
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Synopsis
To avoid the Vietnam-era social chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner moves with his British wife, Amy, to the isolated Cornish town where she grew up, but their presence provokes antagonism among the village's men.
- Restored digital transfer of the uncut version
- Audio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince, author of Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies
- On Location: Dustin Hoffman
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron, a 1993 documentary
- Archival interviews with actor Susan George, producer Daniel Melnick,
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- TV spots and trailers
- Peckinpah Responds: Select Correspondence
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by scholar and critic Joshua Clover and a 1974 interview with Peckinpah
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1:78:1
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Criterion
- Release Date: 03/25/2003
- Run Time: 117 minutes
- Catalogue #: 182
- Region: Canada, US