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Straw Dogs (1971 film)
Straw Dogs
is a 1971
psychological thriller
directed by
Sam Peckinpah
and starring
Dustin Hoffman
and
Susan George
. The
screenplay
, by Peckinpah and
David Zelag Goodman
, is based upon
Gordon M. Williams
's 1969 novel,
The Siege of Trencher's Farm
. The film's title derives from a discussion in the
Tao Te Ching
that likens the ancient Chinese ceremonial
straw dog
to forms without substance.
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