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John Halas

Director · 60 credits · 4 in highly-rated films

Best known for Animal Farm (1954)

Frequent collaborators: Joy Batchelor

Directed movies (56 total, ranked by score)

  1. 6 Little Jungle Boys

    1945 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    War, Animation, Comedy

    31

  2. Children and Cars

    1970 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Animation

    32

  3. Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    1947 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Animation

    33

  4. A Modern Guide to Health

    1946

    Animation

    34

  5. Abu and the Poisoned Well

    1943

    Animation

    35

  6. Fly About the House

    1949

    Animation

    36

  7. The Hoffnung Maestro

    1965

    Animation, Music

    37

  8. Abu's Dungeon

    1943

    Animation

    38

  9. To Our Children's Children's Children

    1969

    Animation, Music, Science Fiction

    39

  10. Fable of the Fabrics

    1942

    Animation, Fantasy

    40

  11. A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

    1990

    41

  12. Flying Free

    1980

    Animation

    42

  13. The Axe and the Lamp

    1963

    Animation, Documentary

    43

  14. R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

    1949

    Animation

    44

  15. Cold Comfort

    1944

    Animation

    45

  16. Christmas Wishes

    1944

    Animation

    46

  17. Farmer Charley

    1949

    Animation

    47

  18. The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    1950

    Animation

    48

  19. Hamilton in the Music Festival

    1961

    Animation

    49

  20. Piping Hot

    1959

    Animation, Documentary

    50

  21. Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    1941

    Animation

    51

  22. Flurina

    1967

    Animation

    52

  23. For Better, For Worse

    1961

    53

  24. A Short Tall Story

    1970

    Animation

    54

  25. Train Trouble

    1946

    Animation

    55

  26. How Not to Succeed in Business

    1975

    56

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.