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The Plague Dogs

Name: The Plague Dogs
Director: Martin Rosen
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama
Released: 1982
Rating: 7.8
Cast: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne, Warren Mitchell

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.

1982 · Directed by Martin Rosen · 103 min · Adventure · Animation · Drama · 21 frames

Tagline

Escape to a different world...and share the adventure of a lifetime.

Crew

Screenplay: Martin Rosen
Edited by: Richard Harkness
Music: Patrick Gleeson
Production design: Gordon Harrison
Produced by: Martin Rosen

Cast

John Hurt as Snitter (voice)
Christopher Benjamin as Rowf (voice)
James Bolam as The Tod (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne as Dr. Boycott (voice)
Warren Mitchell as Tyson / Wag (voice)
Judy Geeson as Pekinese (voice)
Patrick Stewart as Major (voice)
Brian Stirner as Laboratory Assistant (voice)
Penelope Lee as Lynn Driver (voice)
Geoffrey Matthews as Farmer (voice)

Production

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studios: Nepenthe Productions, Goldcrest Films International
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $423,281
Themes: based on novel or book, fox, social commentary, dog, blunt, adult animation, research laboratory, animal cruelty, pets, animal testing

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