Movie
The Plague Dogs
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-10-01
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nepenthe Productions, Goldcrest
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
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)
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Farmer's Wife (voice)
- John Bennett as Don (voice)
Crew
- Martin Rosen - Director
- Martin Rosen - Writer
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