Speed the plough

An animated film illustrating 600 years of development in agricultural implements from the ox-drawn plough to the mechanised farming equipment of today.

Credits

production company

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

British Petroleum

producer

Allan Crich

director

Bob Privett

Duration

00:16:40:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322833

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agricultural innovations

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Study and teaching

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm mechanization

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Agriculture - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Great Britain - History

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United Kingdom, 1955

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