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The Plague Dogs

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

  • Movie
  • 1982
  • NR
  • 1h 43m

Directed by Martin Rosen

7.8

TMDB audience rating
7.8 out of 10 from 314 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • John Hurt

    John HurtSnitter (voice)

  • Christopher Benjamin

    Christopher BenjaminRowf (voice)

  • James Bolam

    James BolamThe Tod (voice)

  • Nigel Hawthorne

    Nigel HawthorneDr. Boycott (voice)

  • Warren Mitchell

    Warren MitchellTyson / Wag (voice)

  • Judy Geeson

    Judy GeesonPekinese (voice)

  • Patrick Stewart

    Patrick StewartMajor (voice)

  • Brian StirnerLaboratory Assistant (voice)

  • Penelope LeeLynn Driver (voice)

  • Geoffrey MatthewsFarmer (voice)

  • Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    Barbara Leigh-HuntFarmer's Wife (voice)

  • John Bennett

    John BennettDon (voice)

  • John Franklyn-Robbins

    John Franklyn-RobbinsWilliamson (voice)

  • Bill Maynard

    Bill MaynardEditor (voice)

  • Malcolm Terris

    Malcolm TerrisRobert (voice)

  • Rosemary Leach

    Rosemary LeachVera (voice)

  • Philip Locke

    Philip LockeCivil Servant #1 (voice)

  • Brian SpinkCivil Servant #2 (voice)

Director
Martin Rosen
Writer
Richard Adams and Martin Rosen
Music
Patrick Gleeson