Straw dogs /
Straw dogs /
a Daniel Melnick production ; screenplay by David Zelag Goodman and Sam Peckinpah ; produced by Daniel Melnick ; directed by Sam Peckinpah.
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- 2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet of program notes (24 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm).
- DVD video 4 3/4 in.
- Criterion collection ; 182 .
- Criterion collection ; 182. .
From Cinerama Releasing Corp. Presented by ABC Pictures Corp. Based on the novel: The siege of Trencher's farm / Gordon M. Williams. Accompanying booklet contains cast and credits, an essay by Joshua Clover, an essay by André Leroux, production notes. Two-DVD special edition features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; audio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince ; "Mantrap: 'Straw Dogs' -- the final cut," a 2003 documentary about the making of the film ; "Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron," a 1993 documentary ; new conversation between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode, on 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 ; PLUS: an essay by scholar and critic Joshua Clover and a 1974 interview with Peckinpah.
Disc 1. The movie. -- Disc 2. The supplements.
Director of photography, John Coquillon ; editors, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies, Tony Lawson ; music, Jerry Fielding. Director of photography, John Coquillon ; editors, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies, Tony Lawson ; music, Jerry Fielding.
Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison.
Filmed on location in the west of England, Trencher's Farm, Pendeen, Cornwall, and at Twickenham Film Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies savagery and violence.
DVD format, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, Dolby digital Mono, region 1.
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Marriage--Drama.
Rape--Drama.
Americans--England--Drama.
Married people--England--Drama.
Harassment--England--Drama.
Sexual harassment of women--England--Drama.
England--Rural conditions--Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings.
From Cinerama Releasing Corp. Presented by ABC Pictures Corp. Based on the novel: The siege of Trencher's farm / Gordon M. Williams. Accompanying booklet contains cast and credits, an essay by Joshua Clover, an essay by André Leroux, production notes. Two-DVD special edition features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; audio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince ; "Mantrap: 'Straw Dogs' -- the final cut," a 2003 documentary about the making of the film ; "Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron," a 1993 documentary ; new conversation between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode, on 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 ; PLUS: an essay by scholar and critic Joshua Clover and a 1974 interview with Peckinpah.
Disc 1. The movie. -- Disc 2. The supplements.
Director of photography, John Coquillon ; editors, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies, Tony Lawson ; music, Jerry Fielding. Director of photography, John Coquillon ; editors, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies, Tony Lawson ; music, Jerry Fielding.
Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison.
Filmed on location in the west of England, Trencher's Farm, Pendeen, Cornwall, and at Twickenham Film Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies savagery and violence.
DVD format, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, Dolby digital Mono, region 1.
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
1559409320 9781559409322 9781681433288 1681433281
715515199315 715515013420 00715515013420
182 Criterion Collection
Marriage--Drama.
Rape--Drama.
Americans--England--Drama.
Married people--England--Drama.
Harassment--England--Drama.
Sexual harassment of women--England--Drama.
England--Rural conditions--Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings.