The Plague Dogs (1982)

Directors

Martin Rosen

Cast

John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne

The story

Rowf, a labrador-mix, and Snitter, a smooth fox-terrier, are two of many dogs used for experimental purposes at an animal research facility in the Lake District of north-western England. Snitter has had his brain surgically experimented upon (leaving the top of his head scarred and covered with bandages), while Rowf has been drowned and resuscitated repeatedly. One evening, Snitter squeezes under the netting of his cage and into Rowf's, where they discover his cage is unlatched.

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