1943
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0h 8m
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Genres
Animation
Production Companies
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
Ministry of Information
Ministry of Information
Abu and the Poisoned Well
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.
Key Crew
Director: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Writer: Alexander Mackendrick
