John Halas Movies
- 1949
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence01949HD
First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a...
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- 1956
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema6.31956HD
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
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- 1952
The Figurehead
The Figurehead71952HD
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...
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- 1950
As Old as the Hills
As Old as the Hills01950HD
Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions...
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- 1951
John Gilpin
John Gilpin01951HD
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...
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- 1949
Farmer Charley
Farmer Charley01949HD
Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard...
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- 1978
Max und Moritz
Max und Moritz01978HD
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- 1944
Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort01944HD
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
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- 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...
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- 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.
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- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
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- 1941
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard01941HD
A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to...
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- 1970
Ways and Means
Ways and Means01970HD
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- 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...
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- 1948
Charley in New Town
Charley in New Town01948HD
Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.
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- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 1
Painter and Poet No. 16.21970HD
An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...
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- 1951
Painter and Poet No. 2
Painter and Poet No. 281951HD
A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...
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- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 3
Painter and Poet No. 301970HD
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...
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- 1962
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Hamilton in the Music Festival01962HD
Hamilton the elephant loves playing music with his trunk. When he is fired from the circus he does odd jobs till he gets his big break.
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- 1949
Charley's Black Magic
Charley's Black Magic01949HD
This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.
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