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The Plague Dogs (1983)

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Release Date: Dec 17, 1983 Limited

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Like Watership Down, Plague Dogs is an animated cartoon feature based on a novel by Richard Adams and produced by Martin Rosen. And also like Watership Down, it is more appropriate for an older audience. Two dogs escape from a British government research lab. As the authorities hunt down the canine fugitives, the two dogs search for their original master and for a place where they'll be free from the iniquities and cruelties of Mankind. Plague Dogs was completed in 1982, but was not released in

PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Martin Rosen

Written By: Martin Rosen, Richard Adams

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1983 Limited

On DVD: Oct 20, 2004

Cast

John Hurt
Snitter
Christopher Benjamin
Rowf
James Bolam
The Tod
Nigel Hawthorne
Dr. Robert Boycott
Warren Mitchell
Tyson/Wag
Bernard Hepton
Stephen Powell
Brian Stirner
Laboratory Assistant
Penelope Lee
Lynn Driver
Geoffrey Mathews
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Farmer's Wife
John Bennett
John Franklyn-Robbins
Williamson
Bill Maynard
Editor
Malcolm Terris
Robert
Judy Geeson
Pekinese
Philip Locke
1st Civil Servant
Brian Spink
Tony Church
3rd Civil Servant
Anthony Valentine
4th Civil Servant
William Lucas
5th Civil Servant
Dandy Nichols
Phyllis
Rosemary Leach
Vera
Patrick Stewart
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The whole movie is shot through with despair and dread; it feels like a prolonged howl of helplessness.

July 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

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Perhaps the bleakest and yet most moving animated film I have ever seen. The animation is simple but perfect, and the story is mature and overwhelming. the uneasyness, impotence and sadness stays with you long after the credits have rolled.

November 21, 2008

Pierluigi Puccini

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From the director and author of Watership Down comes this delightfully British and morbidly depressing animation. Us Brits even make our cartoons miserable. This is not for kids but it also isn't strictly for adults. It deals with dark themes including animal testing, mental illness and generally depicts humans as the

October 3, 2009