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John Halas

Directing · 1912–1995 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.

Known for

Heavy Metal

6.5

Heavy Metal

1981 · Director

Animal Farm

7.1

Animal Farm

1954 · Director

Automania 2000

7.2

Automania 2000

1964 · Director

The Christmas Visitor

6.0

The Christmas Visitor

1959 · Director

Autobahn

7.7

Autobahn

1979 · Director

The Candlemaker

5.0

The Candlemaker

1956 · Director

Dilemma

6.0

Dilemma

1981 · Director

6 Little Jungle Boys

6.3

6 Little Jungle Boys

1945 · Director

The History of the Cinema

6.3

The History of the Cinema

1956 · Director

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

8.0

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

1965 · Series · Director

The Three Musketeers

8.0

The Three Musketeers

1974 · Director

The Owl And The Pussycat

7.5

The Owl And The Pussycat

1952 · Director

Directed58

A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

1990 · Director

Players

8.0

Players

1982 · Director

Heavy Metal

6.5

Heavy Metal

1981 · Director

Dilemma

6.0

Dilemma

1981 · Director

Flying Free

Flying Free

1980 · Director

Autobahn

7.7

Autobahn

1979 · Director

How Not to Succeed in Business

How Not to Succeed in Business

1975 · Director

The Three Musketeers

8.0

The Three Musketeers

1974 · Director

The Tomfoolery Show

6.5

The Tomfoolery Show

1970 · Series · Director

Children and Cars

7.0

Children and Cars

1970 · Director

To Our Children's Children's Children

To Our Children's Children's Children

1969 · Director

Dying for a Smoke

Dying for a Smoke

1967 · Director

The Question

7.0

The Question

1967 · Director

Flurina

Flurina

1967 · Director

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

8.0

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

1965 · Series · Director

Birds, Bees and Storks

6.7

Birds, Bees and Storks

1965 · Director

The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

6.5

The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

1965 · Director

The Hoffnung Maestro

The Hoffnung Maestro

1965 · Director

Created

Snip and Snap

Snip and Snap

1960 · Series · Creator

Acting

John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995

John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995

2015

An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995

An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995

2012