John Halas Movies

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...

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

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

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...

Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.

The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.

A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.

A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so...

A young girl rescues a wild bird. She takes it back to the forest, then finds crystals in the mountain...

An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.

Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

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...

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

If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better...

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.