John Halas Movies
- 1959
Piping Hot
Piping Hot01959HD
An animated film about the history and use of hot water.
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- 1948
The Magic Canvas
The Magic Canvas71948HD
A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.
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- 2018
Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation62018HD
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...
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- 1965
Birds, Bees and Storks
Birds, Bees and Storks61965HD
A naïve father makes an embarrassing attempt to explain the facts of life to his son, but he becomes increasingly embarrassed to the point where...
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- 1956
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema6.31956HD
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
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- 1952
The Figurehead
The Figurehead71952HD
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...
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- 1967
The Question
The Question71967HD
This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...
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- 1979
Autobahn
Autobahn6.81979HD
An animated visual interpretation of the song "Autobahn," by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. A fast-paced experimental film which proved to be...
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- 1944
Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort01944HD
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
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- 1974
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers61974HD
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.
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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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- 1967
Dying for a Smoke
Dying for a Smoke01967HD
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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- 1949
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Charley Junior's Schooldays31949HD
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
Painter and Poet No. 151970HD
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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- 1959
The Christmas Visitor
The Christmas Visitor5.81959HD
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
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- 1952
The Owl And The Pussycat
The Owl And The Pussycat51952HD
A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem
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- 1948
Charley's March of Time
Charley's March of Time61948HD
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...
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- 1978
Max und Moritz
Max und Moritz01978HD
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- 1948
Charley in New Town
Charley in New Town01948HD
Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.
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- 1964
The Hoffnung Music Academy
The Hoffnung Music Academy01964HD
An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.
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