Abu and the Poisoned Well (1943)

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.

Animation

Abu and the Poisoned Well

Watch Providers

Can't find providers

Similar Films

  • Primos
  • Just One of Those Days
  • The Nightwatchman
  • No Smoking!
  • Day One: Sunshine
  • Birdland - Dream a Little Dream of Me
  • The Ledge End of Phil
  • The Ballad of Nessie
  • Weekends
  • Vibrato
  • My Pleasure
  • Synapses
  • Blue Sticks
  • Devil May Hare
  • Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
  • From Hare to Eternity
  • Haredevil Hare
  • Hare Tonic
  • The Gruffalo's Child

NextFilm 2025