David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.
Dustin Hoffman
as David Sumner
Susan George
as Amy
Peter Vaughan
as Tom Hedden
T. P. McKenna
as Maj. John Scott
Del Henney
as Charlie Venner
Jim Norton
as Chris Cawsey
Donald Webster
as Riddaway
Ken Hutchison
as Norman Scutt
Len Jones
as Bobby Hedden
Sally Thomsett
as Janice Hedden
Robert Keegan
as Harry Ware
Peter Arne
as John Niles
