Animal Farm is a 1954 English-language Animation Drama film written by Joy Batchelor, John Halas, Borden Mace, Philip Stapp and Lothar Wolff. The movie is directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor and produced by John Halas and Joy Batchelor under the banner of Halas and Batchelor. Britain's second animated feature, which, despite the title and Disney-esque animal animation, is in fact a no-holds-barred adaptation of George Orwell's classic satire on Stalinism, with the animals taking over their farm by means of a revolutionary coup, but then discovering that although all animals are supposed to be equal, some are equal than others.. Written by Michael Brooke. Animal farm features Maurice Denham and Gordon Heath. The movie is based on Animal Farm by George Orwell. The music was composed by M Ty S Seiber. The movie has a running time of 72 minutes. It was released on 13th February 1956. Animal Farm was made on a budget of $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Associated British-Path.