White Dog

Sam Fuller's final American feature, about the discovery and attempted salvation of a canine trained by a racist to attack black people. Fuller literally gives us a dog's-eye view in mesmerizing sequences, but the power of the film is in the questions of salvation and healing: can such trained hatred be "cured"? Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield and Burl Ives star. The Criterion disc features video interviews and a booklet with essays and an unusual interview conducted by Fuller himself.