Gordon Williams

Movies

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Author of The Siege of Trencher's Farm
Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."
Tree of Hands
Writer
A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies.
64-Day Hero: A Boxer's Tale
Himself (Narrator)
Documentary about the life and career of the 1940s and 1950s boxer Randy Turpin.
64-Day Hero: A Boxer's Tale
Writer
Documentary about the life and career of the 1940s and 1950s boxer Randy Turpin.
Straw Dogs
Novel
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.
The Odd Man
Himself
A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.