
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor 2020
Overview
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).
Director: Richard Shaw
Cast

Andy Serkis
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Peter Lord
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Emma Calder
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Vera Linnecar
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Chris Shepherd
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Vivien Halas
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Claire Kitson
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Amanda Leigh Owen
Narrator
Jez Stewart
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