The Plague Dogs
Escape to a different world...and share the adventure of a lifetime.
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10/1/1982Runtime
86 minsOverview
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,200,000Revenue
$423,281Homepage
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A haunting animated survival story where two escaped lab dogs face a world hostile to their existence, transforming their desperate flight into an unflinching portrait of resilience against systemic cruelty. Deceptively advertised as an adventure, it's a dark, psychologically penetrating meditation on trauma and the will to live.
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John Hurt
Snitter (voice)
Christopher Benjamin
Rowf (voice)
James Bolam
The Tod (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Boycott (voice)
Warren Mitchell
Tyson / Wag (voice)
Judy Geeson
Pekinese (voice)
Patrick Stewart
Major (voice)
Brian Stirner
Laboratory Assistant (voice)
Penelope Lee
Lynn Driver (voice)
Geoffrey Matthews
Farmer (voice)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Farmer's Wife (voice)
John Bennett
Don (voice)
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