Dir: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Cast: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham, Gilles Cheslton
75mins · 1954 · UK, US · Cert PG · English
In this animated film based on George Orwell's novel, animals on drunken Mr. Jones' farm, led by prize hog Old Major, gather to discuss their abuse.
Old Major exhorts the animals to rebel. Boxer the horse, donkey Benjamin, pigs Snowball and Napoleon and the others agree, and when Old Major dies, they turn against Jones.
But Napoleon secretly raises a group of puppies to do his bidding, and over time the efficiently run farm falters as Napoleon schemes to take over.
Includes a Q&A with Vivien Halas (Daughter of Directors, Joy Batchelor & John Halas), hosted by Isabel Stevens (Sight & Sound)
