The Plague Dogs

Name: The Plague Dogs
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama
Released: 1982-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.8

About The Plague Dogs

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.

The Plague Dogs (1982) is an animation film directed by Martin Rosen. At 103 minutes long, it arrived in October 1982.

The film is filed under pets, blunt, depressed, and social commentary. The story is adapted from a novel.

John Hurt takes the lead as Snitter (voice), Christopher Benjamin as Rowf (voice), James Bolam as The Tod (voice), and Nigel Hawthorne as Dr. Boycott (voice). The screenplay is by Martin Rosen. American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Fandor, and Fandor Amazon Channel.

The Fox and the Hound, Pinocchio, and Marley & Me make useful companions to The Plague Dogs, all filed under dog and fox. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 312 votes and it carries a NR rating.