| Edition |
Special collector's edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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. |
| Credits |
Camera, S.G. Griffiths ... [et al.] ; animation director, John F. Reed ; music composer, Matyas Seiber. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Gordon Heath ; voice: Maurice Denham. |
| 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." |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Farms -- Drama.
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Revolutions -- Drama.
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Swine -- Drama.
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Animal welfare -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Animal -- Animation -- Feature.
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Adaptation -- Animation -- Feature.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Halas, John, 1912-1995.
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Batchelor, Joy, 1914-1991
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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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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780029054 |
| Standard No. |
037429197424 |
| Music No. |
ANI070 Home Vision Entertainment |
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