The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

1982 · 103 min · EN · NR · 7.9 (217 votes)
Dir. Martin Rosen · Starring John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne, Warren Mitchell, Judy Geeson · Music Patrick Gleeson

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Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, stuggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.

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A harrowing journey of two innocent creatures thrust into a brutal world. It's a stark, often heartbreaking, but ultimately resilient tale of survival against overwhelming odds, exploring the darker side of humanity through its animal protagonists.

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