The Plague Dogs
1982 · ★ 7.9 · Dir. Martin Rosen
Escape to a different world...and share the adventure of a lifetime.
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, stuggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
- Released
- 1982-10-21
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $423K
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John Hurt
Snitter (voice)
Christopher Benjamin
Rowf (voice)
James Bolam
The Tod (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Boycott (voice)
Warren Mitchell
Tyson / Wag (voice)
Judy Geeson
Pekinese (voice)
Patrick Stewart
Major (voice)
Brian Stirner
Laboratory Assistant (voice)
Penelope Lee
Lynn Driver (voice)
Geoffrey Matthews
Farmer (voice)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Farmer's Wife (voice)
John Bennett
Don (voice)
Keywords
Based on novel or bookAdult animationDogFoxCult filmPetsAnimal researchResearch laboratoryAnimal testingPsychological drama
