John Halas Movies

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...

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...

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

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

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

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...

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

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...

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

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

Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

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

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

Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...

Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard...

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.