John Halas Movies

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...

A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...

The first British animated Technicolor film.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

The Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, has inherited a family curse which forces him to commit a crime every day — or die in agony....

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar...

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

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...

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

Hello darkness my old friend. The four-part “experiment in word, music and paintings” that was made by the BFI for the 1951 Festival of...

A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.