White Dog (1982)

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When man’s best friend becomes his fiercest enemy…

Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. Kristy McNichol stars as a young actress who adopts a lost German shepherd, only to discover through a series of horrifying incidents that the dog has been trained to attack black people, and Paul Winfield plays the animal trainer who tries to cure him. A snarling, uncompromising vision, White Dog is a tragic portrait of the evil done by that most corruptible of all animals; the human being.

Released: 1982-07-07
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 30m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 314 votes

Directed by Samuel Fuller.

Top cast

Kristy McNichol as Julie Sawyer
Paul Winfield as Keys
Burl Ives as Carruthers
Jameson Parker as Roland Grale
Christa Lang as Nurse
Vernon Weddle as Vet
Karl Lewis Miller as Attacker
Karrie Emerson as Sun Bather
Helen Siff as Pound Operator
Glen Garner as Pound Worker

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Where to watch White Dog

United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
India: rent on Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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