White Dog was directed by Sam Fuller but the studio never released it in the US. Bootleg copies are available. The film is about an aspiring actress (Kristy McNichol) in LA who adopts a white German Shepherd and discovers that the dog was trained to attack and kill black people. A black animal trainer (Paul Winfield) takes on the challenge of deprogramming the dog.

The film is surprisingly effective, for a low-budget Sam Fuller film--he actually got some decent performances from his actors this time. Maybe its because I love dogs, but I got caught up in McNichol and Winfield's struggle to save this dog's soul from racism (and from being put to death).

It is hard for me to see any profound messages in the film's narrative though. Racism is seen as a problem of psychotic, extremist whites but that is a very narrow conception of racism.

Still, I'd recommend it, for no other reason than it is a well-made film with an interesting story and good acting.