The CIA covertly funded and helped produce the 1954 animated film adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. As a Cold War propaganda tool, the agency bought the rights from Orwell’s widow, hired a British studio to hide U.S. involvement, and changed the story’s ending to promote an anti-communist message.
Ya, they should take over the farm or something
So, funny story about that funny story…
The CIA covertly funded and helped produce the 1954 animated film adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. As a Cold War propaganda tool, the agency bought the rights from Orwell’s widow, hired a British studio to hide U.S. involvement, and changed the story’s ending to promote an anti-communist message.
I’m pretty sure I watched that in school as a kid