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The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny amongst themselves.The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny amongst themselves.The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny amongst themselves.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
Kelsey Grammer
- Snowball
- (voice)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Mollie
- (voice)
Julia Ormond
- Jessie
- (voice)
Paul Scofield
- Boxer
- (voice)
Patrick Stewart
- Napoleon
- (voice)
Peter Ustinov
- Old Major
- (voice)
Charles Dale
- Moses
- (voice)
- (as Charlie Dale)
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- TriviaIn a revised first draft of the script, co-Writer Martyn Burke had Jessie set to be a six-month-old male Border Collie. This idea was later dropped, and Jessie was made an adult female instead, to give the audiences more sympathy for the main character.
- GoofsWhen the laws painted on the side of the barn are read for the first time, in the close-up shots some of them are already in the altered forms they take later in the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Secrets and Mysteries of Animal Farm (1999)
- SoundtracksBeasts of the World
Written by Richard Harvey
Performed by Peter Ustinov, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian Holm & Cast
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Trust me, you're better off with the book
George Orwell's book Animal Farm had a dark, bleak atmosphere, but it still left room for some sly comedy and satire on Communism, as well as an absorbing, interesting story. The new film version doesn't really have these redeeming qualities. I'll admit those films that show the geese singing the praise of Napoleon, the Stalin-esque leader of the pigs, are a hoot, but otherwise there isn't much dark comedy. It also isn't particularly bleak; the music was really what ruined the atmosphere. Yes, I know people want everything to be more upbeat, but it just doesn't work with this kind of story. The film itself merely skims the surface of the story, floats through it really, and never goes below the surface to explore the deeper meanings. Everything just floats along, and you don't really get to know anyone, hear their stories or get much sense of what their motives are.
The filmakers also really did not need to cut back and forth between Old Major's speech and scenes of the human farmer asking his neighbor for money, not getting it, and finding comfort under the sheets in the arms of the wife of the very same neighbor. There's no point to it (It wasn't even in the book!), and it downplays the impact of what Major's saying drastically.
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is downplayed, and it ruins the whole thing. You're much better off reading the book, believe me.
The filmakers also really did not need to cut back and forth between Old Major's speech and scenes of the human farmer asking his neighbor for money, not getting it, and finding comfort under the sheets in the arms of the wife of the very same neighbor. There's no point to it (It wasn't even in the book!), and it downplays the impact of what Major's saying drastically.
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is downplayed, and it ruins the whole thing. You're much better off reading the book, believe me.
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- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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