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21 October 1982 (West Germany) morePlot:
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
I hugged my puppy more (48 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Hurt | ... | Snitter (voice) | |
| Christopher Benjamin | ... | Rowf (voice) | |
| James Bolam | ... | The Tod (voice) | |
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | Dr. Boycott (voice) | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Tyson / Wag (voice) | |
| Bernard Hepton | ... | Stephen Powell (voice) | |
| Brian Stirner | ... | Laboratory Assistant (voice) | |
| Penelope Lee | ... | Lynn Driver (voice) | |
| Geoffrey Matthews | ... | Farmer (voice) (as Geoffrey Mathews) | |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | ... | Farmer's Wife (voice) | |
| John Bennet | ... | Don (voice) (as John Bennett) | |
| John Franklyn-Robbins | ... | Williamson (voice) | |
| Bill Maynard | ... | Editor (voice) | |
| Malcolm Terris | ... | Robert (voice) | |
| Judy Geeson | ... | Pekinese (voice) |
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Rated PG-13 for violent images and thematic elements.Parents Guide:
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103 minLanguage:
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Color (Technicolor)Sound Mix:
DolbyFun Stuff
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The second animated feature to be based on a Richard Adams novel, and the second to feature the voices of John Hurt and Nigel Hawthorne. The first was Watership Down (1978). moreSoundtrack:
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A perfect film. Strong characters, wonderful animation; a rarity. It manages to be real; it actually CAPTURES the totality of its components without catering to any audience.
It's a difficult film to watch. You suffer alongside, vicariously. The hardships portrayed here are viciously painful. You'll hug your pets tight and be glad they wound up as your pets.
This movie is very special - considering the content, it could have easily been pandering and preachy. It manages to go so far beyond anything you've ever experienced. It's quite an achievement on every level.
It won't leave you happy, but it will affect you permanently. It is emotional, but never manipulative. It's a tragic and unrecognized masterpiece.