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The Plague Dogs (1982)

The Plague Dogs (1982)

Drama Adventure Animation

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

Release Date: 1982, October 1
Directors: Martin Rosen
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Nepenthe Productions, Goldcrest, Goldcrest
Cast: John Hurt, Patrick Stewart, John Bennett, Nigel Hawthorne, Penelope Lee, Christopher Benjamin, John Franklyn-Robbins, Malcolm Terris, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Rosemary Leach, Judy Geeson, Warren Mitchell

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book fox dog animal cruelty pets independent film social commentary adult animation research laboratory animal research depressed animal testing lab vivisection cruelty to animals cages survival drama