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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.
Rating
7.8/10
292 votes
Runtime
103 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1982
Released
Language
EN
The Plague Dogs
Cast
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)
John Franklyn-Robbins
Williamson (voice)
Bill Maynard
Editor (voice)
