Abu and the Poisoned Well
1943-01-01 · 8 min · Not rated
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.
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- John Halas, Joy Batchelor
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- Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films, Ministry of Information
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- United Kingdom
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- Released
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