Animal Farm (1954 film)

Animal Farm is a 1954 animated drama film directed and produced by John Halas and Joy Batchelor, funded in part by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who also edited the original script. Based on the 1945 novella Animal Farm by George Orwell, the film is narrated by Gordon Heath, with the voices of animals provided by Maurice Denham.

The rights for a film adaptation were purchased from Orwell's widow, Sonia, after she was approached by agents working for the Office of Policy Coordination, a branch of the CIA that used culture to combat communism.

The film was a box office flop, taking fifteen years to generate a profit. However, it later became a staple film which was shown in classrooms.