The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor (2020)
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
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Andy Serkis as Self |
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Peter Lord as Self |
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Emma Calder as Self |
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Vera Linnecar as Self |
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Chris Shepherd as Self |
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Vivien Halas as Self |
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Claire Kitson as Self |
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Amanda Leigh Owen as Narrator |
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Jez Stewart as Self |
| Camera | Antony Morris | Director of Photography |
| Production | Vivien Halas | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nicola Schofield | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Shaw | Producer |
| Editing | Richard Shaw | Editor |
| Sound | David Brennan | Music |
| Directing | Richard Shaw | Director |