John Halas Movies

If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better...

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...

The first British animated Technicolor film.

Animated satire of business practices

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

A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...

Hello darkness my old friend. The four-part “experiment in word, music and paintings” that was made by the BFI for the 1951 Festival of...

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

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

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

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

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

A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to...

Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.