Animal Farm (1980 film) (Johnsonverse)

Animal Farm is a 1980 film directed by Sheldon Johnson. It is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by George Orwell. The film stars Douglas Fielding as Benjamin, Paul Scofield as Boxer, Johnson himself as Nicholas Jones, Karen Grassle as Alexandra Jones, Alan Stamford as Pilkington, Peter Ustinov as Old Major, Patrick Stewart as Napoleon, Kelsey Grammer as Snowball, Richard Pryor as Squealer, Frank Oz as Moses, and Louise Gold as Jessie.

The film was released on December 28, 1980, and was praised for being as faithful to the book "as possible", and during the Stacker Era, was considered "the last great Johnson Studios movie".