Watch Cartoons of Halas & Batchelor (2010) : Full Movie Online Free Halas and Batchelor was the largest and most influential animation studio in Britain for more than 50 years. Starting in 1940, it cranked out more than 2,000 films -- everything from comedy shorts to documentaries -- and is best known for its 1955 version of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Ranging from traditional to computer-generated animation, the seven films in the collection include The Magic Canvas, The Figurehead, Dilemma and others.