Secrets of British Animation

November. 19,2018      
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.

Peter Lord as  Self
David Sproxton as  Self
Walter R. Booth as  Self (archive Footage)
Walt Disney as  Self (archive Footage)
Len Lye as  Self (archive Photos)
Osbert Parker as  Self
Lotte Reiniger as  Self (archive Photo)
John Halas as  Self (archive Photos)
Joy Batchelor as  Self (archive Photos)
Stanley Kubrick as  Self (archive Footage)

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