| Description |
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Gordon Heath ; voice: Maurice Denham. |
| Credits |
Camera, S.G. Griffiths ... [et al.] ; animation director, John F. Reed ; music composer, Matyas Seiber. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Based on George Orwell's memorable fable. |
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Special features: new digital restoration; audio commentary by film historian Brian Sibley; "Down on 'Animal farm'" featurette presented by Tony Robinson; scenes as told through original storyboards; liner notes by author and professor Karl Cohen. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A group of farm animals successfully revolt against their cruel human owner, only to be enslaved anew by the unscrupulous pig Napolean, whose slogan is "all animals are equal but some animals more equal than others." |
| Subject |
Farms -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Revolutions -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Swine -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Animal welfare -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Halas, John.
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Batchelor, Joy, 1914-
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Heath, Gordon, 1918-1991.
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Denham, Maurice, 1909-2002.
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Griffiths, S. G.
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Seiber, Mátyás, 1905-1960.
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Orwell, George, 1903-1950.
Animal farm.
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Louis De Rochemont Associates.
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Animal farm (Motion picture : 1954)
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| ISBN |
0780029054 |
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9780780029057 |
| Standard No. |
037429197424 |
| Music No. |
ANI070 Home Vision Entertainment |
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