John Halas Filmes
- 1967
Dying for a Smoke
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An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...
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- 1943
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Abu and the Poisoned Well01943HD
Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...
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- 1949
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
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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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- 1965
The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
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A classical music performance descends into comedic chaos.
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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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- 1975
How Not to Succeed in Business
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Animated satire of business practices
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- 1938
Music Man
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The first British animated Technicolor film.
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- 1948
Water for Firefighting
Water for Firefighting01948HD
Feature-length instructional cartoon made for the Home Office and the Fire Brigade.
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- 1978
Max und Moritz
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- 1950
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
The Shoemaker and the Hatter01950HD
The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...
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- 1949
Charley Junior's Schooldays
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A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.
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- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 1
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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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- 1969
To Our Children's Children's Children
To Our Children's Children's Children01969HD
Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.
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- 1981
Dilemma
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A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...
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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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- 1950
Fowl Play
Fowl Play01950HD
Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.
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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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- 1970
Children and Cars
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An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.
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- 1967
Flurina
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A young girl rescues a wild bird. She takes it back to the forest, then finds crystals in the mountain...
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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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