---
title: 'The Plague Dogs (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Rosen'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-plague-dogs-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084509/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Plague Dogs (1982)

1982 · PG-13 · 103 min · Drama, Adventure · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Plague Dogs is a 1982 adult animated adventure drama film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen based on the 1977 novel by Richard Adams. The film's story is centred on two dogs named Rowf and Snitter, who escape from a research laboratory in Great Britain. In the process of telling the story, the film highlights the cruelty of performing vivisection and animal research for its own sake.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Rosen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-rosen)
- **Screenplay:** [Martin Rosen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-rosen), [Richard Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-adams-3)
- **Producer:** [Martin Rosen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-rosen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Gleeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-gleeson)
- **Editor:** [Richard Harkness](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harkness)

## Cast

- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt)

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