The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

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

7.9(275 votes)
1982
1h 26m
Adventure
Animation
Drama

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle 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.

Production

Nepenthe Productions, Goldcrest

Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Snitter (voice)

Christopher Benjamin

Christopher Benjamin

Rowf (voice)

James Bolam

James Bolam

The Tod (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Dr. Boycott (voice)

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Tyson / Wag (voice)

Judy Geeson

Judy Geeson

Pekinese (voice)

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Major (voice)

Brian Stirner

Brian Stirner

Laboratory Assistant (voice)

Penelope Lee

Penelope Lee

Lynn Driver (voice)

Geoffrey Matthews

Geoffrey Matthews

Farmer (voice)

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