John Halas Movies

D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.

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...

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...

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

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

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

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 powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

An animated visual interpretation of the song "Autobahn," by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. A fast-paced experimental film which proved to be...

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.

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...

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...

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...

Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.