Animal Farm

Animal Farm (1955)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (6,505 ratings)

The British animation firm of John Halas and Joy Batchelor perform yeoman service in adapting George Orwell's allegorical novel Animal Farm to the screen. As any high-school English student can tell you,the original 1945 novel was Orwell's spin on the rise and fall of the Communist myth. A group of… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 13 min.
Directed By
John Halas, Joy Batchelor
Genres
Drama, Animation, Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1954 Wide
On DVD
Nov 2, 2004
deRochemont Films

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Nash, Three Movie Buffs

    An ultimately disappointing adaptation of a classic book.

  • Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine

    A Road Runner short this decidedly isn't.

  • Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

    Click to read the article.

  • Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

    Basically, if you're an animation buff, then this is a no-brainer to own. It's a piece of animation history and Home Vision has beefed it up with a few tasty bonus bits.

  • D.K. Holm, Movie Poop Shoot

    Comes in an excellent full frame transfer, with an authoritative commentary track by Brian Sibley.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I prefer this adaptation of Animal Farm to the nineties version, it really works better in animation. If you like the book, check out this movie.

  • Mike T


    The first full-length animated picture to be released in Britain, this is a fantastically intelligent film. Never putting its political satire as top priority, it is an entertaining movie on any level, but the brilliant portrait of Stalinism is its strongest point.

  • Duncan R


    Powerful animated film despite it's age. It makes me want to read the book for the right reasons. Full review coming soon...

  • Leo L


    Memorable!

  • Christopher B


    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.

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