The Plague Dogs

An animated adaptation of Richard Adams’ novel about a pair of dogs, Snitter and Rowf, who escape from a research laboratory and try to survive in the wild with the help of a cunning fox, The Tod. The lab director tries to keep their escape quiet, but as an increasing number of sheep are found killed, word leaks out, together with rumours that the dogs might be plague carriers.

Cast and crew

Director:
Martin Rosen

Producers:
Martin Rosen

Writers:
Richard Adams (novel), Martin Rosen

Cast:
John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin

Information

Genre: Animation

Runtime: 88 minutes

Year of production: 1982