John Halas Movies
- 1954
Animal Farm
Animal Farm71954HD
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...
- 1981
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal6.4851981HD
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
- 1946
A Modern Guide to Health
A Modern Guide to Health01946HD
Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.
- 2015
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-199502015HD
A documentary about John Halas, the Hungarian-Jewish emigre who became the father of British Animation. John is a key figure in British cinema and...
- 1964
Automania 2000
Automania 20006.81964HD
An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...
- 1974
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers61974HD
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.
- 2012
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-199502012HD
A documentary essay about the unsung animation visionary, John Halas. An Animated Utopia explores his desire "to save the world using animation" and...
- 1967
Ruddigore
Ruddigore01967HD
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....
- 1943
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Abu and the Poisoned Well01943HD
Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...
- 1979
Dream Doll
Dream Doll6.71979HD
A lonely man living in a large city buys a life-size sex doll. His relationship with his dream doll causes a certain reaction in the community. A...
- 1942
Fable of the Fabrics
Fable of the Fabrics01942HD
A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...
- 1950
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
The Shoemaker and the Hatter01950HD
The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...
- 1964
Midsummer Nightmare
Midsummer Nightmare71964HD
Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.
- 1965
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra61965HD
This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...
- 1967
Dying for a Smoke
Dying for a Smoke01967HD
An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...
- 1961
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
The Monster of Highgate Ponds51961HD
The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.
- 1956
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema6.31956HD
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
- 1965
Birds, Bees and Storks
Birds, Bees and Storks61965HD
A naïve father makes an embarrassing attempt to explain the facts of life to his son, but he becomes increasingly embarrassed to the point where...
- 1963
The Axe and the Lamp
The Axe and the Lamp01963HD
Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...
- 1954
Power to Fly
Power to Fly71954HD
A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.