John Halas Movies

A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions...

One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

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...

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

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

The first British animated Technicolor film.

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

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

Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard...

A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

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