Animal Farm (1999)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Oct 3, 1999 Wide
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George Orwell's political fable about corruption and betrayal in post-revolutionary Russia gets a new look in this version that employs a cast of real animals alongside digitally manipulated critters and lifelike beasts crafted by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. At the Manor Farm, the alcoholic master Mr. Jones (Pete Postlethwaite) is cruel to his animals and has horribly mismanaged the property. One night, the wise but elderly pig Old Major (voice of Peter Ustinov) gathers the animals and speaks of
Oct 3, 1999 Wide
Jan 18, 2000
Hallmark Entertainment
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Cast
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Pete Postlethwaite
Benjamin, Farmer Jones -
Kelsey Grammer
Snowball -
Ian Holm
Squealer -
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Mollie -
Julia Ormond
Jessie -
Paul Scofield
Boxer -
Patrick Stewart
Napoleon -
Peter Ustinov
Old Major -
Alan Stanford
Mr. Pilkington -
Caroline Grey
Mrs. Jones -
Gail Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Pilkington -
Joe Taylor
Mr. Frederick -
Jimmy Keogh
Dennis -
Noel O'Donovan
Eric
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...some fables should be left on the written page.
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