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7.8/10   1,237 votes
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Director:
Martin Rosen
Writers:
Richard Adams (novel)
Martin Rosen (written by)
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Release Date:
21 October 1982 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Adventure | Animation | Drama more
Plot:
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Heart-wrenching 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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violent images and thematic elements.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:PG | Australia:M | West Germany:12 | USA:PG-13
Company:
Nepenthe Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Stephen Powell: I think he's starting to pack it in.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Time and Tide more

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User Comments

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Heart-wrenching, 26 January 2004
Author: fertilecelluloid from Mountains of Madness

Martin Rosen's THE PLAGUE DOGS is one of the most moving and downbeat animated films ever made, almost rivaling the incredible (original black and white) "Calimero" TV series for its depressed tone.

No need to synopsize, as that's already been done, but try to get your paws on a copy of this gem because it is a step up from the brilliant animation of WATERSHIP DOWN (from the same director) and is an intensely moving experience.

All DVD's of the film currently available (as of January 25) are, unfortunately, cut...there is no drowning in these versions.

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