Abu and the Poisoned Well
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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Abu and the Poisoned Well
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1943
Runtime
0h 8m
Genres
Animation
Original Title
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Production Companies
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films, Ministry of Information
Director
Joy Batchelor
Description
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.
