Animal Farm (1954)

Film details

Featuring

Gordon Heath Maurice Denham
Directors

John Halas Joy Batchelor
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1954
Genre

Animation
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Animation. Oppressed by cruel, drunken Farmer Jones, the animals of Manor Farm, led by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, evict him and set up a republic. Soon Napoleon ousts Snowball and savagely crushes a revolt against his leadership using dogs. Conditions steadily decline for all the animals other than the pigs, who increasingly resemble humans, until the animals, with help from the other farms, drive out Napoleon and his cronies.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Narration Spoken by
    
    Gordon Heath
  - voices of all animals
    
    Maurice Denham
Credits
- Direction:
  - Direction
    
    John Halas
  - Direction
    
    Joy Batchelor
  Production:
  - A Halas and Batchelor Production
    
    Halas & Batchelor
  - A Louis de Rochemont Presentation
    
    Louis De Rochemont
  - Production
    
    John Halas
  - Production
    
    Joy Batchelor
  Writing:
  - Story Development
    
    Lothar Wolff
  - Story Development
    
    Borden Mace
  - Story Development
    
    Philip Stapp
  - Story Development
    
    John Halas
  - Story Development
    
    Joy Batchelor
  - Based on George Orwell's memorable fable
    
    George Orwell
  Photography:
  - Camera
    
    Griffiths, S.G.
  - Camera
    
    J. Gurr
  - Camera
    
    Traylor, W.
  - Camera
    
    R. Turk
  Animation:
  - Animation Direction
    
    Reed, John F.
  - Animation
    
    Radage, E.
  - Animation
    
    Humberstone, A.
  - Animation
    
    Ayres, R.
  - Animation
    
    Whittaker, H.
  - Animation
    
    Moysey, F.
  - Layout
    
    Geoffrey Martin
  - Backgrounds
    
    Digby Turpin
  - Backgrounds
    
    Matvyn Wright
  - Backgrounds
    
    Bernard Carey
  Music:
  - Music Composed and Conducted by
    
    Matyas Seiber
  Sound:
  - [Sound] Recording
    
    Bland, W.
  - [Sound] Recording
    
    Newberry, G.
  - Sound and Effects
    
    Jack King
  - Sound System
    
    RCA