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Animal Farm (Animated) (1955)

Halas & Batchelor , 1955

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DVD Extras

Audio commentary by writer , broadcaster and film historian Brian Sibley
'Down on Animal Farm' featurette presented by Tony Robinson
Storyboards to feature comnparison
Conceptual character and background sketches
Educational notebook and exercises
Animated comic strip
Critical reviews
Newspaper articles
Original art colouring sheets
poster gallery.

Film Details

Director	Halas & Batchelor
Year	1955
Country	UK

Cast

Maurice Denham, Gordon Heath

Technical Details

Certificate	U
Length	70 mins
Label	UPV
Format	DVD Colour
Region	2
Aspect	1.33:1
Cat No	8200898
Main Language	English

Film Description

This celebrated animated feature film of Orwell's best selling book was the first animated feature made in England to be released worldwide. Inspired, political, and beautiful, it was also, as it turns out, covertly funded by the CIA. The film's ending, in which the animals revolt against the pigs, was a departure from its source, and may have come about due to the scrutiny of the screenplay by the CIA's Psychological Strategy Board, though John Halas thought that the film needed the happier ending of counter-revolution, as it rewarded the audience for their emotional investment.