White Dog
White Dog is a 1982 American drama movie. It is about a white dog that is trained to attack black people. Kristy McNichol plays Julie Sawyer, Paul Winfield plays Keys, and Burl Ives plays Carruthers.
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Directed by | Samuel Fuller |
Produced by | Jon Davison |
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Based on | White Dog by Romain Gary |
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Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
Box office | $46,509 (United States) |
The movie was very controversial for its racial themes. Paramount Pictures didn't release it for a long time because of concern for negative press. It was finally released uncut in the United States in December 2008.