| Title |
Animal Farm [DVD]. |
| Variant Title |
George Orwell's animal farm [DVD] |
| Publication Details |
[Richmond South, Vic.] : Siren Visual Entertainment [distributor], [2010] |
| Physical Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Catalogued from container. |
| "SVE0753." |
| Based on the novel by George Orwell. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
| Special features: Down on animal farm - BBC TV's Tony Robinson (Blackadder) tells the story of Halas & Batchelor and how Animal Farm was made, image gallery, original animation storyboard including conceptual character and preliminary sketches, commentary by writer, broadcaster and film historian Brian Sibley, critical reviews, newspaper articles, booklet with liner notes. |
| In English. |
| Credits Note |
Directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor. |
| Performer/Cast Note |
Narrated by Gordon Heath ; animal voices by Maurice Denham. |
| Summary Note |
"In 1954, a revolutionary animated feature hit screens across the world. George Orwell's Animal farm told the story of animals staging a coup, taking over the land from their tyrannical master Farmer Jones and discovering the pitfalls of social order. Led by Snowball and Napoleon, the two most intelligent pigs on Manor Farm; the animals set out to create a life of equality, harmony and prosperity. Life runs smoothly at first but gradually Napoleon sees the chance to seize power above and beyond the others. He orchestrates the removal of the altruistic Snowball and assumes control of the farm. "Pig rule" is established with the animals finding themselves exploited once again. They dimly remember under the revolution that "all animals are equal"...though some obviously more so than others..."--Container. |
| Requirements |
PAL ; Region 4. |
| Subject-Personal Name |
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950. -- Animal farm -- Film and video adaptations |
| Subject - Topical Term |
Domestic animals -- Drama |
| Insurgency -- Drama |
| Totalitarianism -- Drama |
| Political satire, English -- Drama |
| Feature films |
| Animated films |
| Added Entry - Personal Name |
Orwell, George, 1903-1950 |
| Halas, John |
| Batchelor, Joy, 1914- |
| Halas, Vivien Halas & Batchelor cartoons: an animated history, aut. |
| Wells, Paul, 1961- Halas & Batchelor cartoons: an animated history, aut. |
| Denham, Maurice, 1909-2002 |
| Robinson, Tony, 1946- Down on animal farm, prf. |
| Added Entry - Uniform Title |
Animal farm (Motion picture : 1954) |
