Directed by Sam Peckinpah   Written by David Zelag Goodman   Sam Peckinpah   Gordon Williams   Cast Dustin Hoffman ... David Sumner Susan George ... Amy Peter Vaughan ... Tom Hedden T.P. McKenna ... Maj. John Scott Del Henney ... Charlie Venner Jim Norton ... Chris Cawsey Donald Webster ... Riddaway Ken Hutchison ... Norman Scutt Len Jones ... Bobby Hedden Sally Thomsett ... Janice Hedden Bob Keegan ... Harry Ware Peter Arne ... John Niles Cherina Schaer ... Louise Hood Colin Welland ... Rev. Barney Hood Uncredited Cast June Brown ... Mrs. Hebden Jimmy Charters ... Man in Pub Chloe Franks ... Emma Hebden Michael Mundell ... Bertie Hedden David Warner ... Henry Niles Produced by Daniel Melnick   James Swann   Original Music by Jerry Fielding

Additional Info Premiere: November 03, 1971 Theatrical Release: December 29, 1971 DVD Release: January 19, 1999 Blu-ray Release: September 06, 2011 Country: Distributor: The Criterion Collection Websites: Production Companies Amerbroco Productions Distributors Cinerama Releasing   (1971) (USA) (theatrical) Magnetic Video   (1980) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Video   (1982) (USA) (video) (Laserdisc) CBS/Fox Video   (1984) (USA) (VHS) (for ABC Video Enterprises) CBS/Fox   (1984) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (VHS) The Criterion Collection   (2003) (USA) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (distributed by) MGM Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) The Criterion Collection   (2017) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,165 / 21,119 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,161 Pride And Glory (2008) #2,162 The Darkest Hour (2011) #2,163 Tusk (2014) #2,164 The Possession (2012) #2,165 Straw Dogs (1971) #2,166 Friends: The Reunion (2021) #2,167 M*A*S*H: Season 9 (1980) #2,168 M*A*S*H: Season 7 (1978) #2,169 M*A*S*H: Season 3 (1974)