Screenplay: John Halas

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by John Halas. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Animal Farm

1954 · Movie · 72 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joy Batchelor · John Halas

Plot Britain's first animated feature, which, despite the title and Disney-esque animal animation, is in fact a no-holds-barred adaptation of George Orwell's classic satire on Stalinism, with the animals taking over...

6.8

4K votes

6.8

4K votes

Automania 2000

1964 · Movie · 9 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

Plot An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower satisfying the public's ever-increasing demands for novelty and status consciousness, with...

5.6

93 votes

5.6

93 votes

Autobahn (S)

1979 · Movie · 12 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

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The Owl and the Pussycat (S)

1952 · Movie · 7 min. · United Kingdom

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Children and Cars (S)

1970 · Movie · 8 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

Plot Some young childrens' idea of the motor car today, and in the future. An animated cartoon of their drawings.

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The Christmas Visitor (S)

1959 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction John Halas

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Birds, Bees and Storks (S)

1965 · Movie · 5 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

Plot 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 his explanations are so vague...

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Charley's March of Time (S)

1948 · Movie · 9 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joy Batchelor · John Halas

Cast Harold Berens · Geoffrey Sumner

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

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Dustbin Parade (S)

1942 · Movie · 9 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joy Batchelor · John Halas

Plot The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

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Snip and Snap: Top Dogs (S)

1960 · Movie · 7 min. · United Kingdom

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Flying Free (S)

1980 · Movie · 9 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

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Hamilton the Musical Elephant (S)

1961 · Movie · 10 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

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The Magic Canvas (S)

1948 · Movie · 10 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

Plot The Magic Canvas is an abstract cartoon done to alternative Jazz that tells the story of human's duality.

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History of the Cinema (S)

1956 · Movie · 8 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

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

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The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra (S)

1965 · Movie · 7 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Halas

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