Straw dogs
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 a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple
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| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
Criterion Collection,
c2003
[United States] : 2003 |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
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| Summary: | 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 a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm, by Gordon M. Williams Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971 by ABC Pictures Special features include: Disc one--audio commentary by scholar Stephen Prince, isolated music and effects track, closed captions ; Disc two--"Sam Peckinpah: Man of iron" (82 min.), "On location, Dustin Hoffman" (26 min.), behind-the-scenes footage, video interviews with actress George and producer Melnick, print interview with Peckinpah and essay by Joshua Clover Special features: Disc one: movie with commentary; Disc two: Sam Peckinpah: man of iron, a documentary of reflections by members of Peckinpah's family, his friends, and his collaborators; On location: Dustin Hoffman; behind-the-scenes footage; video interviews with actress Susan George and producer Daniel Melnick; Peckinpah responds: select correspondence to critics and viewers; theatrical trailer and TV spots; plus a reprinted interview with Sam Peckinpah from 1974, and an essay by poet Joshua Clover This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC Videodisc release of the 1971 motion picture |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet 2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (1 v. (unpaged) ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD DVD; Dolby digital mono |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: UR |
| Production Credits: | Music, Jerry Fielding ; screenplay, David Zelag Goodman and Sam Peckinpah ; director of photography, John Coquillon Music, Jerry Fielding |
| ISBN: | 1559409320 |