Question 1

What connection does The Plague Dogs have to Watership Down?

Accepted Answer

It's the second animated movie based on a Richard Adams novel and directed by Martin Rosen, and the second to feature the voices of John Hurt and Nigel Hawthorne, after Watership Down (1978).

Question 2

How was The Plague Dogs animated?

Accepted Answer

The movie was created entirely without rotoscoping or computers—it was completely hand-drawn.

Question 3

What happened at the UK premiere of The Plague Dogs?

Accepted Answer

After the screening, an elderly woman asked director Martin Rosen 'How could you do that to those dogs?' and then hit him with an umbrella.

Question 4

What record does The Plague Dogs hold in British animation?

Accepted Answer

It is the longest British animated movie.

Question 5

Why are the escaped dogs pursued by the military in The Plague Dogs?

Accepted Answer

Rumors spread that the dogs could be carrying the bubonic plague, leading to military pursuit after their escape from an animal research laboratory.

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