The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor (2020)

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 (9)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Andy Serkis

Self

Peter Lord

Self

E

Emma Calder

Self

Vera Linnecar

Self

Chris Shepherd

Self

V

Vivien Halas

Self

C

Claire Kitson

Self

A

Amanda Leigh Owen

Narrator

J

Jez Stewart

Self

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