The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

103 mins | Drama, Adventure, Animation | Oct. 21, 1982

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.

The Plague Dogs

103 mins | Drama, Adventure, Animation | Oct. 21, 1982

The Plague Dogs
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers United Artists, Goldcrest, Nepenthe Productions
Original title The Plague Dogs
Directors Martin Rosen
Writers Richard Adams, 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)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

as Farmer's Wife (voice)

John Bennett

as Don (voice)

John Franklyn-Robbins

as Williamson (voice)

Bill Maynard

as Editor (voice)

Malcolm Terris

as Robert (voice)

Rosemary Leach

as Vera (voice)