Straw Dogs (1971 film) to enjoy the act of violation". The BBFC wrote that: "Home Alone" production designer John Muto identified that film as a "kids version of "Straw Dogs"". Director Jacques Audiard cited "Straw Dogs" as the basis for his 2015 film "Dheepan". Straw Dogs (1971 film) Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is lightly 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 people
Jacob the Liar Jacob the Liar Jacob the Liar is a novel written by the East German Jewish author Jurek Becker published in 1969. The German original title is "Jakob der Lügner". Becker was awarded the Heinrich-Mann Prize (1971) and the Charles Veillon Prize (1971) after the publication of his bestseller. The novel was made into two films, "Jacob the Liar" (1975) by Frank Beyer, which was nominated for "Best foreign language film" at the Academy Awards, and "Jakob the Liar" (1999), a Hollywood production starring Robin Williams. "Jacob the Liar" was first translated into English by Melvin Kornfeld in 1975, but without