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.

Publisher: [United States] : Criterion Collection, 2003.

Format: DVD; Dolby digital mono. : 2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: Based on The Siege of Trencher's farm / by Gordon M. Williams.
Special feature include: "Sam Peckinpah : man of iron" (82 mins.) a documentary of reflections by members of Peckinpah's family, friends, and his collaborators; "On location : Dustin Hoffman" (26 mins.); 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.

Languages: English
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Contents: Disc 1. The movie. -- Disc 2. The supplements.

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan.

Crew: Director of photography, John Coquillon; editors, Paul Davies, Roger Spottiswoode, Tony Lawson; music by Jerry Fielding.

Contributors: Daniel Melnick (Producer), David Zelag Goodman (Author of screenplay), Dustin Hoffman (Actor), Gordon M Williams (Author), Jerry Fielding (Composer), Peter Vaughan (Actor), Sam Peckinpah (Author of screenplay, Director), Susan George (Actor)

Subject(s):

Married people -- Drama.