Animal Farm (1999) (TV)

Director:

John Stephenson

Writers (WGA):

George Orwell (novel)
Alan Janes (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

3 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

There's a new day dawning on the farm.

Plot:

The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves.

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Pig | Communism | Tyranny | Satire

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Kelsey Grammer	...	Snowball (voice)
Ian Holm	...	Squealer (voice)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Mollie (voice)
Julia Ormond	...	Jessie (voice)
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Benjamin / Farmer Jones (voice)
Paul Scofield	...	Boxer (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	Napoleon (voice)
Peter Ustinov	...	Old Major (voice)
Alan Stanford	...	Farmer Pilkington
Caroline Gray	...	Mrs. Jones
Gail Fitzpatrick	...	Mrs. Pilkington
Jimmy Keogh	...	Dennis
Noel O'Donovan	...	Eric
Gerard Walsh	...	Farmer
Jer O'Leary	...	Farmer

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:All | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Norway:7 | Spain:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company:

Animal Farm Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

Paul Scofield's final film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When 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.

Quotes:

Pincher: [it is the morning after the pigs have tasted whiskey for the first time]
(Rooster): [Crows]
Pincher: Shut Up!
Pincher: Squealer, Squealer, come quick! Napoleon says he is dying!
Squealer: So am I!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)

Brilliant movie, makes me want to read the book

I never got to read Animal Farm in high school. Now after seeing the TNT Original Movie adaption of George Orwell's novel, I can't wait. The story was ever so capturing of one's mind. The symbolism of Napolean and the others and all of the animals in a society of constantly changing rules was vastly intriguing. Curious about the book? Check out the movie. It was great.