John Halas Movies

Feature-length instructional cartoon made for the Home Office and the Fire Brigade.

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.

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

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.

An animated visual interpretation of the song "Autobahn," by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. A fast-paced experimental film which proved to be...

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a...

Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

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...

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

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...

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.

Animated satire of business practices

A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so...