Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:42:17 GMT | By Francis Whittaker
Dustin Hoffman: His 10 greatest films

Straw Dogs (1971)

Straw Dogs (1971) (© Moviestore Collection/Rex Features)
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Sam Peckinpah's raw Straw Dogs was banned in the UK for years thanks to its controversial content, and sees Hoffman put in a wonderfully unnerving performance as David Summer, a mild-mannered mathmetician in a rural English hinterland who turns into a blood-hungry killer following a campaign of harrassment against him and his wife.

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backlane chef
Aug 8, 2012 1:41PM
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By far Hoffman's best acting can be seen in Tootsie.

I watched it at least 5 times and still quite entriqued by him in his ability to play both male and female.

 

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