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Animal Farm

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • PG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
6.6K
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Ian Holm, Julia Ormond, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, and Paul Scofield in Animal Farm (1999)
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The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny amongst themselves.The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny amongst themselves.The animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny amongst themselves.

  • Director
    • John Stephenson
  • Writers
    • George Orwell
    • Alan Janes
    • Martyn Burke
  • Stars
    • Kelsey Grammer
    • Ian Holm
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    6.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Stephenson
    • Writers
      • George Orwell
      • Alan Janes
      • Martyn Burke
    • Stars
      • Kelsey Grammer
      • Ian Holm
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • 98User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Snowball
    • (voice)
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Squealer
    • (voice)
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Mollie
    • (voice)
    Julia Ormond
    Julia Ormond
    • Jessie
    • (voice)
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Benjamin (voice)…
    Paul Scofield
    Paul Scofield
    • Boxer
    • (voice)
    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Napoleon
    • (voice)
    Peter Ustinov
    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 Fredericks
    Jer O'Leary
    Jer O'Leary
    • Farmer
    Sean Fitzsimons
    • Pilkington's Son
    Conor Kirwan
    • Pilkington's Son
    Charles Dale
    Charles Dale
    • Moses
    • (voice)
    • (as Charlie Dale)
    • …
    • Director
      • John Stephenson
    • Writers
      • George Orwell
      • Alan Janes
      • Martyn Burke
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    • Trivia
      In a revised first draft of the script, co-Writer Martyn Burke had Jessie set to be a six-month-old male Border Collie. This idea was later dropped, and Jessie was made an adult female instead, to give the audiences more sympathy for the main character.
    • Goofs
      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

      Snowball: The only good human is a dead one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Secrets and Mysteries of Animal Farm (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Beasts of the World
      Written by Richard Harvey
      Performed by Peter Ustinov, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian Holm & Cast

    User reviews98

    Featured review
    1/10

    Orwell is spinning in his grave.

    If I had looked at the back of the video box, and seen that it was from Hallmark, I would have put it back on the fence. Thankfully, I checked it out from the library, so I didn't pay to watch this.

    The grievances of the animals were valid. Orwell never repudiates Old Major's message, as does this movie. In the book, no animal wants the humans back. The movie shows that all the animals need is the right master, and everything will be happy.

    This ain't Animal Farm. Read the book instead.
    • antiwolf
    • Sep 10, 2001
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hayvan çiftliği
    • Filming locations
      • Luggala Estate, County Wicklow, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Animal Farm Productions Ltd.
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • TNT
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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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