The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

Richard Shaw
2019-07-11


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51 min

The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor. A Jewish emigre from Hungary and a working class woman from Watford, England, John and Joy fell in love, created cartoons that helped the allies to win the war, and produced the first feature-length animation in British cinema history, Animal Farm (1954).

Cast

Name Character Team
Andy Serkis Himself Goutbreak
Peter Lord Himself Unowned
Emma Calder Herself Unowned
Vera Linnecar Herself Unowned
Chris Shepherd Himself Unowned
Vivien Halas Herself Unowned
Claire Kitson Herself Unowned
Amanda Leigh Owen Narratpr Unowned
Jez Stewart Himself Unowned