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Animal Farm (1999) -- The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves.
Animal Farm (1999) -- The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves.

Overview

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Director:
John Stephenson
Writers (WGA):
George Orwell (novel)
Alan Janes (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 October 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Tagline:
There's a new day dawning on the farm.
Plot:
The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Orwell is spinning in his grave. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kelsey Grammer ... Snowball (voice)

Ian Holm ... Squealer (voice)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Mollie (voice)

Julia Ormond ... Jessie (voice)

Pete Postlethwaite ... Benjamin / Farmer Jones (voice)

Paul Scofield ... Boxer (voice)

Patrick Stewart ... Napoleon (voice)

Peter Ustinov ... Old Major (voice)
Alan Stanford ... Farmer Pilkington
Caroline Gray ... Mrs. Jones
Gail Fitzpatrick ... Mrs. Pilkington
Jimmy Keogh ... Dennis
Noel O'Donovan ... Eric
Gerard Walsh ... Farmer

Jer O'Leary ... Farmer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Ireland more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Paul Scofield's final film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the laws painted on the side of the barn are read for the first time, in the close-up shots some of them are already in the altered forms they take later in the movie. more
Quotes:
Napoléon: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG) more

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23 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
Orwell is spinning in his grave., 11 September 2001
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Author: antiwolf (antiwolf@usfamily.net) from Minneapolis, MN

If I had looked at the back of the video box, and seen that it was from Hallmark, I would have put it back on the fence. Thankfully, I checked it out from the library, so I didn't pay to watch this.

The grievances of the animals were valid. Orwell never repudiates Old Major's message, as does this movie. In the book, no animal wants the humans back. The movie shows that all the animals need is the right master, and everything will be happy.

This ain't Animal Farm. Read the book instead.

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