Gordon Williams (writer) manager Tommy Docherty. In 1971, his novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm" was controversially filmed as "Straw Dogs". Sam Peckinpah's cinematic treatment marked a watershed in the depiction of sexual violence in the cinema though the most controversial scenes are absent from the book. Other film work includes "The Man Who Had Power Over Women", from his own novel, and "Tree of Hands", as scriptwriter from a Ruth Rendell novel. Williams also wrote the book of Ridley Scott's film "The Duellists". In 1976 film producer Harry Saltzman employed Williams to rewrite the script for "The Micronauts". Although the film was
A Touch of Love (1969 film) A Touch of Love (1969 film) A Touch of Love is a 1969 British drama film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Sandy Dennis. It was adapted by Margaret Drabble from her novel "The Millstone" (1965). It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a young 'bookish' girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. But one day, all that changes. Through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews (Ian