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John Halas

Director

John Halas

Born April 16, 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]Died January 21, 199555 films

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.

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Animal Farm posterFirst watchAnimal Farm19547.1Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.View film

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Filmography

55 films as director
  1. 1990A Memory of L Moholy-NagyDirector
  2. 1982PlayersDirector
  3. 1981Heavy MetalDirector
  4. 1981DilemmaDirector
  5. 1980Flying FreeDirector
  6. 1979AutobahnDirector
  7. 1975How Not to Succeed in BusinessDirector
  8. 1974The Three MusketeersDirector
  9. 1970Children and CarsDirector
  10. 1969To Our Children's Children's ChildrenDirector
  11. 1967Dying for a SmokeDirector
  12. 1967FlurinaDirector
  13. 1967The QuestionDirector
  14. 1965Birds, Bees and StorksDirector
  15. 1965The Hoffnung MaestroDirector
  16. 1965The Hoffnung Palm Court OrchestraDirector
  17. 1964Midsummer NightmareDirector
  18. 1964Automania 2000Director
  19. 1964The Hoffnung Music AcademyDirector
  20. 1963The Axe and the LampDirector
  21. 1961Hamilton the Musical ElephantDirector
  22. 1961Hamilton in the Music FestivalDirector
  23. 1961For Better, For WorseDirector
  24. 1959The Christmas VisitorDirector
  25. 1959Piping HotDirector
  26. 1956The CandlemakerDirector
  27. 1956The History of the CinemaDirector
  28. 1954Animal FarmDirector
  29. 1952The Owl And The PussycatDirector
  30. 1950Fowl PlayDirector
  31. 1950The Shoemaker and the HatterDirector
  32. 1949Charley's Black MagicDirector
  33. 1949R.A.F.: First Line of DefenceDirector
  34. 1949Farmer CharleyDirector
  35. 1949Charley Junior's SchooldaysDirector
  36. 1949Fly About the HouseDirector
  37. 1948The Magic CanvasDirector
  38. 1948Robinson CharleyDirector
  39. 1948Charley in New TownDirector
  40. 1948Your Very Good HealthDirector
  41. 1948Water for FirefightingDirector
  42. 1947Dolly, Put the Kettle OnDirector
  43. 1946A Modern Guide to HealthDirector
  44. 1946Train TroubleDirector
  45. 19456 Little Jungle BoysDirector
  46. 1945Handling ShipsDirector
  47. 1944Christmas WishesDirector
  48. 1944Cold ComfortDirector
  49. 1943Abu and the Poisoned WellDirector
  50. 1943Abu's DungeonDirector
  51. 1942Filling the GapDirector
  52. 1942Dustbin ParadeDirector
  53. 1942Fable of the FabricsDirector
  54. 1941Carnival in the Clothes CupboardDirector
  55. 1938Music ManDirector