White Dog
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White Dog is a 1982 American drama-horror film directed by Samuel Fuller that explores racism through the story of a dog trained to attack Black people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Dog canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6370440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Dog Context triple: [Curtis Hanson, screenwriterOf, White Dog]
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A.
White Dog
White Dog is a crime novel in the Jack Irish series by Australian author Peter Temple, featuring the Melbourne lawyer and debt-collector embroiled in a complex investigation.
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B.
Black Dogs
"Black Dogs" is a 1992 novel by Ian McEwan that explores the aftermath of World War II and the clash between rationalism and spiritual belief through the story of a troubled marriage.
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C.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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D.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a satirical science fiction novella by Mikhail Bulgakov that critiques Soviet society through the story of a stray dog transformed into a human.
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E.
Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs is a British dark comedy-drama television series about a group of middle-aged friends whose holiday in Spain spirals into crime and chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Dog Target entity description: White Dog is a 1982 American drama-horror film directed by Samuel Fuller that explores racism through the story of a dog trained to attack Black people.
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A.
White Dog
White Dog is a crime novel in the Jack Irish series by Australian author Peter Temple, featuring the Melbourne lawyer and debt-collector embroiled in a complex investigation.
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B.
Black Dogs
"Black Dogs" is a 1992 novel by Ian McEwan that explores the aftermath of World War II and the clash between rationalism and spiritual belief through the story of a troubled marriage.
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C.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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D.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a satirical science fiction novella by Mikhail Bulgakov that critiques Soviet society through the story of a stray dog transformed into a human.
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E.
Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs is a British dark comedy-drama television series about a group of middle-aged friends whose holiday in Spain spirals into crime and chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama-horror film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | White Dog (novel) ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Romain Gary ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Bruce Surtees ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReevaluation | later praised for its anti-racist message ⓘ |
| director | Samuel Fuller ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Bernard Gribble ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
drama-horror ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | dog ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
animal training
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racial violence ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of racism through an attack dog
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limited initial release due to controversy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A dog trained to attack Black people is taken in by a young actress who seeks help from animal trainers to deprogram its racist conditioning. ⓘ |
| portrays |
a dog trained to attack Black people
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attempts to deprogram racist conditioning ⓘ tensions around race in the United States ⓘ |
| producer | Jon Davison ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Curtis Hanson
ⓘ
Samuel Fuller ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| stars |
Burl Ives
ⓘ
Jameson Parker ⓘ Kristy McNichol ⓘ Paul Winfield ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights issues in the United States
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racist conditioning of animals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Dog Description of subject: White Dog is a 1982 American drama-horror film directed by Samuel Fuller that explores racism through the story of a dog trained to attack Black people.
Referenced by (3)
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