Sam Peckinpah's Straw dogs
(DVD)
Contributors
Peckinpah, Sam, 1925-1984 director,
Melnick, Daniel, 1932-2009, producer.
Goodman, David Zelag, screenwriter.
Coquillon, John, director of photography.
Spottiswoode, Roger, editor of moving image work.
Melnick, Daniel, 1932-2009, producer.
Goodman, David Zelag, screenwriter.
Coquillon, John, director of photography.
Spottiswoode, Roger, editor of moving image work.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet of program notes ([17] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Straw
1 available
DVD Straw
1 available
Southside - Media
DVD Straw
1 available
DVD Straw
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Media | DVD Straw | On Shelf |
| Southside - Media | DVD Straw | On Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003].
Language
English
UPC
00715515013420, 715515013420, 715515199315
Notes
General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Based on the novel: The siege of Trencher's farm / Gordon M. Williams.
General Note
Accompanying booklet contains a reprinted interview with Sam Peckinpah from 1974, and an essay by poet Joshua Clover.
General Note
Special features: Disc one: uncut version of movie, with optional audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince ; Disc two: Sam Peckinpah : man of iron / Lucida Productions for BBC Television ; produced by Chris Rodley; directed by Paul Joyce (1991 documentary of reflections by members of Peckinpah's family, his friends, and his collaborators; 83 min.); On location : Dustin Hoffman / directed by Iain Johnstone (26 min.); 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Coquillon ; music by Jerry Fielding ; production designer, Ray Simm ; art director, Ken Bridgeman ; editors, Roger Spottiswoode, Paul Davies, Tony Lawson.
Participants/Performers
Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Filmed on location in the west of England, Trencher's Farm, Pendeen, Cornwall, and at Twickenham Film Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; region 1, NTSC; aspect ratio 1.78:1, enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital mono.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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