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White Dog

Turkish title: Beyaz Köpek

“When man’s best friend becomes his fiercest enemy…”

1982 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Samuel Fuller
DramaHorror

Cast

Kristy McNichol Paul Winfield Burl Ives

Credits

Written by: Romain Gary

Plot

Based on a novel by Romain Gary, it follows a Black animal trainer who tries to deprogram a dog trained to attack Black people. Paramount shelved it in the United States.

Sinekatalog’s take

Samuel Fuller's provocative drama of a dog trained to attack Black people is intense and uncomfortable. Long shelved in the US, it tackles racism with blunt, pulpy force and a startling, grim ending.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (11,798 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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