About the film
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.
- Directed by
- Sam Peckinpah
- Released
- November 25, 1971
- US theatrical
- December 29, 1971
- Certification
- R
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Starring
- Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison, Len Jones, Sally Thomsett
- Language
- English
- Origin
- GB
- Studios
- ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films
- Written by
- Gordon Williams, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
- Produced by
- Daniel Melnick
- Cinematography
- John Coquillon
- Music
- Jerry Fielding
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Box office
- $3,251,794
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