John Halas Movies
- 1981
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal6.4891981HD
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
- 1954
Animal Farm
Animal Farm71954HD
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...
- 1964
Automania 2000
Automania 20006.81964HD
An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...
- 1979
Dream Doll
Dream Doll6.71979HD
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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1956
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema6.31956HD
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
- 1981
Dilemma
Dilemma5.71981HD
A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 1
Painter and Poet No. 16.251970HD
An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...
- 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...
- 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.
- 1961
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
Hamilton the Musical Elephant101961HD
Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...
- 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...
- 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.
- 1947
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Dolly, Put the Kettle On51947HD
Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.
- 1967
Flow Diagram
Flow Diagram51967HD
A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.
- 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...