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The Plague Dogs

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

1982★ 7.8 · 2951h 43mAdventureAnimationDrama

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

John Hurt
as Snitter (voice)

Patrick Stewart
as Major (voice)

Judy Geeson
as Pekinese (voice)

John Bennett
as Don (voice)

James Bolam
as The Tod (voice)

Warren Mitchell
as Tyson / Wag (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne
as Dr. Boycott (voice)

Malcolm Terris
as Robert (voice)

Christopher Benjamin
as Rowf (voice)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Farmer's Wife (voice)

Rosemary Leach
as Vera (voice)

Bill Maynard
as Editor (voice)

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Release date: 1982-10-01

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $423,281

Runtime: 1h 43m

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AdventureAnimationDrama

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