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Release Date:
13 February 1956 (Sweden) more
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He's got the world in an UPROAR! more
Plot:
A successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when corrupt pigs hijack it for their personal gain. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
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Disappointing rethinking of the Orwell classic. more (40 total)

Cast

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Gordon Heath ... Narrator (voice)
Maurice Denham ... All Animals (voice)
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Runtime:
72 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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Trivia:
Producer 'Louis de Rochemont' - best known for his 'March of Time' newsreel series - approached the team of Halas-Batchelor with a view to producing the first ever animated feature aimed specifically at adults. The directors leapt at the chance. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As the film goes on the pigs alter the writing on the side of barn; the first being the addition of 'sleep in a bed with sheets'. Later on this and other additions are not present more
Quotes:
[The laws of Animal Farm are being read]
Snowball: No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall sleep in a bed. Four legs good, two legs bad.
[The chickens are very annoyed at this rule]
Squealer: Wings count as legs.
[The chickens realize that Squealer is right]
Group of sheep: Four legs good, two legs bad. Four legs good, two legs bad.
Snowball: [continuing the reading of the laws] No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Lost: Exposé (#3.14)" (2007) more

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12 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Disappointing rethinking of the Orwell classic., 15 September 2004
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Author: Captain_Couth (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

Animal Farm (1954) was a very good read about the dangers of totalitarianism. How good ideals can be changed and distorted by those who are ignorant or rule with an iron fist and an empty head. Sadly this movie does not portray either of these. What we're shown is a propaganda piece with a lot of finger waving and pointing. The animation and the direction were good considering the budget and the time period but the very essence of George Orwell's novel is sorely missing.

If you're one of those who want to see how not to adapt a novel or are just interested in seeing an adaptation of this brilliant novelette then by all means watch. I just found this one to be somewhat mediocre. Just one man's opinion however.

The remake is a notch below but not by much.

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