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.
| Directing | Sam Peckinpah | Director |
| Writing | Gordon Williams | Novel |
| Editing | Roger Spottiswoode | Editor |
| Sound | Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Sam Peckinpah | Screenplay |
| Production | Daniel Melnick | Producer |
| Editing | Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Writing | David Zelag Goodman | Screenplay |
| Art | Ken Bridgeman | Art Direction |
| Production | Miriam Brickman | Casting |
| Camera | John Coquillon | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ray Simm | Production Design |
| Sound | John Bramall | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Garth Craven | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Norman Savage | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Billy Cornelius | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Sue Longhurst | Stunt Double |
| Editing | Paul Davies | Editor |
| Production | James Swann | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bobbie Smith | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Frampton | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Derek Kavanagh | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Terry Marcel | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nick Farnes | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Murray | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gary White | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Roy Pembrooke | Props |
| Art | Julia Trevelyan Oman | Other |
| Sound | Michael Ellis | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Gerry Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | John Richardson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Hutchinson | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Peter Brayham | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Dunne | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddie Stacey | Stunts |
| Sound | Katherine Haber | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Peter James | Set Dresser |
