John Halas Filmes

If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better...

A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

A documentary essay about the unsung animation visionary, John Halas. An Animated Utopia explores his desire "to save the world using animation" and...

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

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...

This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

Animated satire of business practices

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.

D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.

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...

This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.