The Plague Dogs (1982)

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

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.

Cast (23)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

John Hurt

Snitter (voice)

Christopher Benjamin

Rowf (voice)

James Bolam

The Tod (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne

Dr. Boycott (voice)

Warren Mitchell

Tyson / Wag (voice)

Judy Geeson

Pekinese (voice)

Patrick Stewart

Major (voice)

B

Brian Stirner

Laboratory Assistant (voice)

P

Penelope Lee

Lynn Driver (voice)

G

Geoffrey Matthews

Farmer (voice)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Farmer's Wife (voice)

John Bennett

Don (voice)

John Franklyn-Robbins

Williamson (voice)

Bill Maynard

Editor (voice)

Malcolm Terris

Robert (voice)

Rosemary Leach

Vera (voice)

Philip Locke

Civil Servant #1 (voice)

B

Brian Spink

Civil Servant #2 (voice)

T

Tony Church

Civil Servant #3 (voice)

Anthony Valentine

Civil Servant #4 (voice)

William Lucas

Civil Servant #5 (voice)

Dandy Nichols

Phyllis (voice)

P

Percy Edwards

Animal Vocalizations (voice)

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