Tuesday, January 3, 2023

That Time The CIA Bought The Film Rights To George Orwell's "Animal Farm" So They Could Produce The Animation And Change The Ending

From Wikipedia: 

Animal Farm (1954 film) - Wikipedia

Animal Farm is a 1954 animated film directed by animators John Halas and Joy Batchelor.It was produced by Halas and Batchelor and funded in part by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who also made changes to the original movie script. It was based on the 1945 novel of the same name by George Orwell.Although the film was a financial failure and took 15 years to generate a profit, it quickly ...
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