John Halas

Director

Born: April 16, 1912
Died: January 21, 1995 (age 82)
From: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.

Filmography (59)

Secrets of British Animation (2018)
Self (archive Photos)
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995 (2015)
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995 (2012)
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy (1990)
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Players (1982)
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Heavy Metal (1981)
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Dilemma (1981)
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Flying Free (1980)
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Autobahn (1979)
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How Not to Succeed in Business
How Not to Succeed in Business (1975)
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The Three Musketeers (1974)
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Children and Cars (1970)
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To Our Children's Children's Children (1969)
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Dying for a Smoke
Dying for a Smoke (1967)
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Flurina
Flurina (1967)
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The Question (1967)
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Birds, Bees and Storks
Birds, Bees and Storks (1965)
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The Hoffnung Maestro
The Hoffnung Maestro (1965)
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The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra (1965)
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Midsummer Nightmare (1964)
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Automania 2000 (1964)
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The Hoffnung Music Academy (1964)
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The Axe and the Lamp
The Axe and the Lamp (1963)
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Hamilton the Musical Elephant (1961)
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Hamilton in the Music Festival (1961)
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For Better, For Worse
For Better, For Worse (1961)
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The Christmas Visitor (1959)
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Piping Hot (1959)
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The Candlemaker (1956)
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The History of the Cinema (1956)
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