John Halas Movies

  • 1981
    Heavy Metal

    Heavy Metal

    Heavy Metal

    6.4891981HD

    The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

    Heavy Metal
  • 1954
    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    71954HD

    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...

    Animal Farm
  • 1964
    Automania 2000

    Automania 2000

    Automania 2000

    6.81964HD

    An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

    Automania 2000
  • 1979
    Dream Doll

    Dream Doll

    Dream Doll

    6.71979HD

    A lonely man living in a large city buys a life-size sex doll. His relationship with his dream doll causes a certain reaction in the community. A...

    Dream Doll
  • 1959
    The Christmas Visitor

    The Christmas Visitor

    The Christmas Visitor

    5.81959HD

    T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

    The Christmas Visitor
  • 1979
    Autobahn

    Autobahn

    Autobahn

    6.81979HD

    An animated visual interpretation of the song "Autobahn," by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. A fast-paced experimental film which proved to be...

    Autobahn
  • 1956
    The History of the Cinema

    The History of the Cinema

    The History of the Cinema

    6.31956HD

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

    The History of the Cinema
  • 1981
    Dilemma

    Dilemma

    Dilemma

    5.71981HD

    A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...

    Dilemma
  • 1967
    Ruddigore

    Ruddigore

    Ruddigore

    5.51967HD

    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....

    Ruddigore
  • 1965
    Birds, Bees and Storks

    Birds, Bees and Storks

    Birds, Bees and Storks

    61965HD

    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...

    Birds, Bees and Storks
  • 1961
    The Monster of Highgate Ponds

    The Monster of Highgate Ponds

    The Monster of Highgate Ponds

    51961HD

    The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

    The Monster of Highgate Ponds
  • 1970
    Painter and Poet No. 1

    Painter and Poet No. 1

    Painter and Poet No. 1

    6.251970HD

    An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

    Painter and Poet No. 1
  • 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    62018HD

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

    Secrets of British Animation
  • 1953
    Power to Fly

    Power to Fly

    Power to Fly

    71953HD

    A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.

    Power to Fly
  • 1961
    Hamilton the Musical Elephant

    Hamilton the Musical Elephant

    Hamilton the Musical Elephant

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

    Hamilton the Musical Elephant
  • 1948
    Your Very Good Health

    Your Very Good Health

    Your Very Good Health

    61948HD

    In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

    Your Very Good Health
  • 1964
    Midsummer Nightmare

    Midsummer Nightmare

    Midsummer Nightmare

    71964HD

    Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.

    Midsummer Nightmare
  • 1947
    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    51947HD

    Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On
  • 1967
    Flow Diagram

    Flow Diagram

    Flow Diagram

    51967HD

    A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

    Flow Diagram
  • 1952
    The Figurehead

    The Figurehead

    The Figurehead

    71952HD

    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...

    The Figurehead