John Halas Movies
- 1981
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal6.5061981HD
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
- 1976
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix7.3221976HD
Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar...
- 1954
Animal Farm
Animal Farm7.0241954HD
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...
- 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.
- 1959
Piping Hot
Piping Hot01959HD
An animated film about the history and use of hot water.
- 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...
- 2015
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-199502015HD
A documentary about John Halas, the Hungarian-Jewish emigre who became the father of British Animation. John is a key figure in British cinema and...
- 1967
Ruddigore
Ruddigore5.51967HD
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....
- 1961
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
The Monster of Highgate Ponds51961HD
The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.
- 1950
Fowl Play
Fowl Play01950HD
Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.
- 1961
For Better, For Worse
For Better, For Worse01961HD
Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.
- 1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom01994HD
Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...
- 1943
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Abu and the Poisoned Well01943HD
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...
- 1982
Players
Players01982HD
Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.
- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 2
Painter and Poet No. 281970HD
A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...
- 1953
Power to Fly
Power to Fly71953HD
A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.
- 1964
Midsummer Nightmare
Midsummer Nightmare71964HD
Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.
- 1963
The Axe and the Lamp
The Axe and the Lamp01963HD
Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...
- 1948
Your Very Good Health
Your Very Good Health61948HD
In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...
- 1965
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra61965HD
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...