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Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 09/11/2007 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Televista Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Animal Picture, Message Movie See Also: White Dog [Widescreen] [Criterion Collection]

A little-seen film, suppressed by Paramount studio executives and never released theatrically in the U.S., this drama is a powerful saga about racism. Julie Sawyer (Kristy McNichol) hits a handsome white dog with her car one night and then nurses it back to health. One day, the theretofore mild-mannered dog saves her life by viciously attacking and killing a rapist who breaks into her home. Lucy discovers that the dog has been trained to attack black skin. She consults an animal trainer, Carruthers (Burl Ives), who urges her to have the dog exterminated. But a maverick black trainer, Keys (Paul Winfield), who has tried before to break the training of such dogs but never succeeded, steps in. Director Sam Fuller had made other controversial films, but this one frightened studio executives, who deep-sixed it. It was hailed by critics when it was released in Europe. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Kristy McNichol - Julie Sawyer
Paul Winfield - Keys
Burl Ives - Carruthers
Jameson Parker - Roland Gray
Lynne Moody - Molly