Animal Farm (1955)
Release Date: 27 October 2014
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Certificate: Universal, suitable for all

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The first feature-length British animated film to be given a theatrical
release, this landmark 1954 adaptation brilliantly conveys all the
horror and humour of George Orwell s scathing satire on the corruption
of Communist ideals and the Soviet Union s slide into totalitarianism. Animal
Farm remains an outstanding achievement for award-winning
animators John Halas and Joy Batchelor; actor and singer Gordon Heath
narrates, and the characters are voiced by Maurice Denham. To celebrate
its 60th anniversary, It is featured here in a new transfer made from
original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Inspired by the dream of Old Major, a prize boar, the overworked animals of Manor Farm rise up against their negligent, drunken human owner and drive him out. Led by two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, they establish their own self-sufficient farm, but as the farm flourishes it begins to slide into dictatorship...
Inspired by the dream of Old Major, a prize boar, the overworked animals of Manor Farm rise up against their negligent, drunken human owner and drive him out. Led by two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, they establish their own self-sufficient farm, but as the farm flourishes it begins to slide into dictatorship...
Release Date: 27 October 2014
Certificate: U - Universal - Suitable for all
SKU: 7954186