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White Dog (Blu-Ray) (*)

$29.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Samuel Fuller

Written By:
Romain Gary
Samuel Fuller

Actors:
Kristy McNichol ..... Julie Sawyer
Christa Lang ..... Nurse
Vernon Weddle ..... Vet
Jameson Parker ..... Roland Grale
Karl Lewis Miller ..... Attacker
Karrie Emerson ..... Sun Bather
Helen Siff ..... Pound Operator
Glen Garner ..... Pound Worker
Terrence Beasor ..... Pound Driver
Tony Brubaker ..... Sweeper Driver
Samuel Fuller ..... Charlie Felton
Marshall Thompson ..... Director
Paul Bartel ..... Cameraman
Richard Monahan ..... Assistant Director
Neyle Morrow ..... Soundman
Paul Winfield ..... Keys
Burl Ives ..... Carruthers

Synopsis:

One of the most controversial American films of the 1980s, Samuel Fuller's White Dog was originally withheld from release in the USA and has been rarely seen since. This head-on examination of racism remains a riveting and startlingly powerful film experience, with superb performances and a brilliant score by the great Ennio Morricone. When a young actress (Kristy McNichol) adopts a stray white Alsatian she hit with her car, she soon discovers that the dog has been conditioned to attack any black person on sight. Its only chance is Keys (Paul Winfield), an animal trainer focused on breaking the dog's behaviour and finding a way to eradicate its vicious instincts. An acclaimed and daring late-career highlight for its director, White Dog amply demonstrates Fuller's clear-eyed intelligence, impassioned humanity and filmmaking dynamism. Unavailable in the UK for decades, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present its premiere in a new Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition.

In Los Angeles, the unemployed young actress Julie Sawyer hits a white German Sheppard while driving though the hills during the night. She brings the dog to the veterinary and keeps the animal in her house on the hills. Julie takes a picture of the dog and distributes fliers with her boyfriend seeking out the owner. When a burglar and rapist breaks in her house, the dog protects Julie and she decides to keep the animal with her. But sooner she learns the white dog is an animal trained by a racist to attack black people. However Julie has become attached to the dog and tries to find a trainer for "deprogramming" the dog. She goes to the Noah Ark, a place where the Afro-American trainer of wild animals Keys accepts the challenge despite the difficulties of his task.

Deprogramming a dog who kills Blacks is the ultimate challenge for an unorthodox African-American trainer. When a young Hollywood actress finds the injured stray, she nurses it back to health, not knowing it's a "White Dog" trained by a racist to attack only Blacks. Julie's appalled when the otherwise gentle, white German Shepherd breaks out, then returns from his nighttime foray dotted with human blood. Julie desperately races from trainer to trainer, advised to kill her pet, until the top Hollywood canine expert refers her to his former protégé, Keys.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 May, 2014.

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