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
All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1919 novel by Ben Ames Williams. It was Williams' first novel. It has been adapted to film three times, all by MGM: "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1923), "Across to Singapore" (1928) and "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953). Bem Ames Williams (1889-1953), was the author of over 30 novels in different genres and fields. He reached the height of his career when three of his novels were adapted to the big screen: Subsequent re-impressions include Grosset & Dunlap (New York, 1919), E.P. Dutton (New York, 1919)