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Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
A young American mathematician, David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), and his English wife, Amy (Susan George), move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the pastoral village lies a savagery and violence that threatens to destroy the couple, culminating in a brutal test of Sumner’s manhood and a bloody battle to the death. One of the most controversial films ever made, Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs is a harrowing and masterful investigation of masculinity and the nature of violence.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Behind the Scenes Footage, Interview, Theatrical Trailer, TV Spot, Isolated Score or Effects, Text, Booklet
- Audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron, an eighty-minute documentary on Sam Peckinpah
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- On Location: Dustin Hoffman on the set of Straw Dogs
- Interviews with Susan George and Daniel Melnick
- Original theatrical
- Television trailers
- Isolated music and effects track
- Peckinpah Responds: Select letters to critics and viewers
- Booklet featuring an essay by Joshua Clover and reprint of an interview with director Sam Peckinpah conducted by Andre Leroux
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Eric Skillman
Release Notes on Restoration
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm interpositive. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio track; audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. To further enhance the image, the MTI Digital Restoration System was used to remove thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches.