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Animal Farm (1954)

72 min · Cartoon, Political Drama, drama film, satire

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Directors

John Halas, Joy Batchelor

Cast

Maurice Denham

The story

Manor Farm is mismanaged by its drunken owner, Mr. Jones. Prize pig Old Major encourages the farm animals to rebel against Jones and take over the farm, teaching them the revolutionary song "Beasts of England" before he dies from a heart attack.

Catalogue themes and tags

Auflehnung, Farm, Governance, Grausamkeit, Pig, Power, opression, Parody, Animation, Drama, Comedy, Film adaptation, Political cinema, Political drama, Dystopia

Genres

Cartoon, Political Drama, drama film, satire
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