White Dog
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White Dog is a 1982 American drama-horror film directed by Samuel Fuller that explores racism through the story of a dog trained to attack Black people.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama-horror film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | White Dog (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Romain Gary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Bruce Surtees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReevaluation | later praised for its anti-racist message ⓘ |
| director | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Bernard Gribble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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drama-horror ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | dog ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
animal training
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racial violence ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of racism through an attack dog
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limited initial release due to controversy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A dog trained to attack Black people is taken in by a young actress who seeks help from animal trainers to deprogram its racist conditioning. ⓘ |
| portrays |
a dog trained to attack Black people
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attempts to deprogram racist conditioning ⓘ tensions around race in the United States ⓘ |
| producer | Jon Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Curtis Hanson
NERFINISHED
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Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| stars |
Burl Ives
NERFINISHED
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Jameson Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristy McNichol NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights issues in the United States
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racist conditioning of animals ⓘ |
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