Abu and the Poisoned Well (1943)

Production companies : Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films / Ministry of Information /

January 1, 1943 8m United Kingdom Animation No Language More

User Score

Overview

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of the conflict Halas & Batchelor were commissioned by the British Government to make four cartoons featuring a young boy Abu and his mule. They were intended to demonstrate in simple visual terms that Britain was a stout friend and the Axis powers a pernicious evil.

Top Billed Cast

Recommendations

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip



title：Abu and the Poisoned Well
status：Released
Release date： 1943
Runtime：8m
Genres： Animation ·
Countries of origin： United Kingdom ·
Original Language： No Language ·
Director： Joy Batchelor / John Halas /
Writers： Alexander Mackendrick ·
Production companies： Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films · Ministry of Information ·
Overview：Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of the conflict Halas & Batchelor were commissioned by the British Government to make four cartoons featuring a young boy Abu and his mule. They were intended to demonstrate in simple visual terms that Britain was a stout friend and the Axis powers a pernicious evil.