In a series of flashbacks, we learn the history of Animal Farm before it was decimated by a flood. Fed up with the neglect of its drunken owner, Jones (Peter Postlethwaite), his critters stage a rebellion and oust him from the property. Inspired by the inspirational leadership of Snowball Pig (Kelsey Grammer), the new order initially succeeds. But once the scheming hogs Napoleon Pig (Patrick Stewart) and Squealer Pig (Ian Holm) assume control, barnyard residents like Jessie Dog (Julia Ormond) and Boxer Horse (Paul Scofield) are relegated to second class citizenship. Under their tyrannical rule the Farm becomes a parody of the former human regime. Snowball is ostraciz...
Released:
1999
Rated:
NR
Length:
91 mins