Dogface
With Luke Anthony, Neyle Morrow, "JR".
US, 1959, digital video, black & white, 30 min.
During her research for A Fuller Life, Samantha Fuller rediscovered this truly intriguing television pilot written and directed by her father for a proposed series, Dogface, focused on the ongoing adventures of a US infantry troop fighting the Nazis in North Africa, all purportedly based on real-life incidents. The pilot is a fascinating companion to Fuller’s combat films, slightly lighter in tone yet equally invested in the daily life of the war-weary American soldier. A classic example of Fuller’s unrivaled storytelling bravura is the outrageous yet emotionally resonant narrative, which follows the group’s mission to hunt and destroy a highly intelligent Nazi dog trained to locate and reveal the enemy for German bombers. Fuller uses the arresting story to again explore the moral quagmire of war and killing. A special treat in Dogface is the larger role given to Fuller regular Neyle Morrow, who makes a cameo appearance in practically all of Fuller's features.
Part of film series
Screenings from this program
Pickup on South Street
The Crimson Kimono
The Naked Kiss
Underworld U.S.A.
The Baron of Arizona
Merrill's Marauders
House of Bamboo
Fixed Bayonets!
Forty Guns
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
A Fuller Life
Run of the Arrow
Street of No Return
The Steel Helmet
The Big Red One
Shock Corridor
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
