USA/Britain 1982
Movie, Animation, Drama, Adventure
Character:
Rowf
Role:
Was a lab dog has been drowned and resuscitated, managed to escape with a dog name Snitter.
Together they struggle to survive in the outside world.
Breed:
Labrador Mix
Voice:
Christopher Benjamin
Based on a book by:
Richard Adams
Spoiler: (Highlight in order to read)
At the end of the movie the dogs enter the water and drown.
Info:
There is also a fox called The Tod in the movie.
Also in this movie:
Snitter
Tags: Adventure · Animation · Drama · Labrador Retriever · Main Character1 Comment
This is one of my favourite books – I had to study it in English and loved it – I even got my copy signed by Richard Adams! I haven’t seen the film but, in the book, Rowf and Snitter do NOT die. The journalist, Digby Driver takes the dogs’ side in order to humiliate the government and the A.R.S.E Laboratory and gets Snitter’s master out of hospital. They race to the beach and are almost too late but a boat sailed by Sir Peter Scott (son of Scott of the Antarctic) saves the dogs from the water and takes them back to shore, where he, Driver, the beach warden and Snitter’s master refuse to let the dogs be shot. Sir Peter Scott takes a shine to Rowf and Rowf is tempted to go with him but, in the end chooses to stay with his friend Snitter. Rowf and Snitter go home to live with Snitter’s master, and Digby Driver offers to stay with them until Snitter’s master is fully better (he plans to write a book about the dogs). A really tear-jerking end; it’s a pity the film didn’t stick to the original. The Tod DOES die though, and his last words were a compliment for Rowf, which Snitter had to try and remember.