Animal Farm (1954) [G]

Featuring:
Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham

Written by:
George Orwell
Lothar Wolff
Borden Mace

Directed by:
Joy Batchelor, John Halas


Release Date:
December 28, 1954

Original Title:
Animal Farm

Alternate Titles:
Abereen etxaldea
Aufstand der Tiere - Animal Farm
Hofstaat der Tiere
Kammerat Napoleon
La revolta dels animals
O Triunfo dos Porcos
Rebelión en la Granja
Η φάρμα των ζώων
Звероферма
Скотный двор
动物庄园
동물 농장
동물농장

Genres:
Animation | Drama

Production Companies:
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G  DE: 6  FR: U  GB: U  NL: 6  US: G 

Runtime: 72

He's got the world in an UPROAR!

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

Britain's second 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 taking 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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Animal Farm (1954) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 69%
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

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