The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

Overview

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

Andy Serkis

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Peter Lord

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Emma Calder

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Vera Linnecar

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Chris Shepherd

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Vivien Halas

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Claire Kitson

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Amanda Leigh Owen

Narrator

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Jez Stewart

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