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The Plague Dogs

1982 · 1h 43m · Adventure, Animation, Drama · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)

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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.

Written & directed by
Martin Rosen
Based on the novel by
Richard Adams
Starring
John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
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adult animationanimal crueltyanimal researchanimal testingbased on novel or bookbluntcagescruelty to animalsdepresseddogfoxindependent filmlabpetsresearch laboratorysocial commentarysurvival dramavivisection
RatingPG-13 (US)

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