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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 75/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 1,100 audience votes. Scores higher than 89% of the 378 1970s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic75/100
1,118 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam PeckinpahDirector
- David Zelag GoodmanScreenplay
- Sam PeckinpahScreenplay
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dustin HoffmanDavid Sumner
- Susan GeorgeAmy
- Peter VaughanTom Hedden
- T. P. McKennaMaj. John Scott
- Del HenneyCharlie Venner
- Jim NortonChris Cawsey
- Donald WebsterRiddaway
- Ken HutchisonNorman Scutt
- Len JonesBobby Hedden
- Sally ThomsettJanice Hedden
- Robert KeeganHarry Ware
- Peter ArneJohn Niles
Stills
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Themes
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