Watch Animal Farm (1999) Free Online

Release Date: 1999

Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ian Holm, Kelsey Grammer, Peter Ustinov, Patrick Stewart, Paul Scofield, Pete Postlethwaite, Julia Ormond

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Political drama, Film adaptation

Animal Farm was a made for TV film version of the 1945 George Orwell novel of the same name. The film tells the story of how the animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves. It was released in 1999 by Hallmark Films to mixed reviews. It currently holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film begins with a massive storm washing away the looming structures of Animal Farm. Jessie, a female Border Collie, and her friends, who have all been hiding away from Napoleon and his spies, are starting their journey back to... MORE

Animal Farm was a made for TV film version of the 1945 George Orwell novel of the same name. The film tells the story of how the animals of a farm successfully revolt against its human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves. It was released in 1999 by Hallmark Films to mixed reviews. It currently holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film begins with a massive storm washing away the looming structures of Animal Farm. Jessie, a female Border Collie, and her friends, who have all been hiding away from Napoleon and his spies, are starting their journey back to their home, which they had escaped from years before. Jessie begins her narration, telling the audience of their situation; how the animals had to go into hiding and wait for the right moment to return. She tells of how “nature was washing away the disease” of Napoleon’s former regime. Blind from old age, Jessie always had known Napoleon’s reign would collapse, and she tells of how all the events of the past all fell into place to bring them to their current situation. Jessie’s story begins one afternoon when Mr. Pilkington, his wife, and their two children, arrive on Manor Farm, driving a cart LESS