An award-winning animated version of George Orwell's keenly satirical political fable. A group of farm animals rises up in revolt against a cruel and tyrannical master. Their dreams of establishing a Utopia based upon freedom and egalitarianism fade, however, when a new tyranny arises among them and issues the single Commandment, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." This faithful adaptation of Orwell's classic demonstrates the shortcomings of revolution as a means of effecting social change. (A Latitudes reproducible activities packet provides literary and social studies resources about the story.) Color. 72 minutes.
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