Halas And Batchelor Cartoon Films Movies

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

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

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...

An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

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

Roger Glover puts on a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall for his concept album "The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast".

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

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

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.

Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...

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 particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...