Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham

Britain's first animated feature, which, despite the title and Disney-esque animal animation, is in fact a no-holds-barred adaptation of George Orwell's classic satire on Stalinism, with the animals t...( read more  read more... )aking over their farm by means of a revolutionary coup, but then discovering that although all animals are supposed to be equal, some are more equal than others...

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Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: John Halas, Joy Batchelor

Release Date: January 1, 1954

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DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004

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  • August 12, 2008
    Powerful animated film despite it's age. It makes me want to read the book for the right reasons.

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  • December 15, 2008
    Memorable!
  • February 26, 2008
    Great animated version of Orwell's classic. It may not be absolutely faithful to the book, but from what I can remember, the mood is still there.
  • July 6, 2007
    4 Legs Good! 2 Legs Baaaad!
  • September 21, 2009
    this is the sickest movie ever! and i almost started crying when the horse died, stupid pigs!
  • July 21, 2009
    i had to do the book for GCSE, and to be honest i really would of preferred more shakespeare, but now im older i appreciate it alot more for what it stands for. as for the animated movie it really scares me!!!
  • July 13, 2009
    watch this ....then look around and tell me what you see.
  • May 17, 2009
    A seriously horrific animated film.
  • May 5, 2009
    Smart Film! i like the story and even its caricaturish it tells a realistic theme, the animation is kinda slow, i believe really few characters speak, the music is great and well nice movie, buts not a children movie
  • April 24, 2009
    This was really sad, even if it does seem kind of dumb.

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