Bob Godfrey Movies

Veteran British animator Bob Godfrey (1921-2013) answers the question "What Is Animation?" His answer is by turns witty, iconoclastic and insightful...

Bob Godfrey shared his deep passion for animation.

Albert and Bruce Lacey, all dressed in their stiff Edwardian refinery, dance and play strange unusual instruments in this manic, animated short music...

A wry, satirical look celebration of 700 years of Switzerland and Swiss culture.

The talking penis, first seen in the books of Gray Joliffe, returns for his second animated outing.

A comical saga about the French Revolution, as seen by an Englishman, to music by Offenbach. The film's script was selected as part of the Revolution...

I now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy and real-life actors, including Roobarb legend Bob...

Emily Sprod tries various ways to escape her loveless marriage and meaningless life.

Art for art's sake.

A lonely, middle-aged man gets more than he bargained for when he finds a can of Instant Sex at the local supermarket.

A light-hearted look at a thousand years of British history, condensed into a musical cartoon.

Margaret Thatcher gives the audience a lecture whilst being wooed by a miner in Bob Godfrey's remake of his classic earlier cartoon Polygamous...

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to...

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...

A down-to-earth portrait of art school life.

80 minutes of erotic animation, from the 20s through the 70s, all of which you can be sure will never play on a Saturday morning!

Whenever Father is away, Mother's friend "Uncle Fred" comes to visit. Animated short.

Animated short. A workman appears to climb a magical rope and return with a fortune in jewels.

An early cinema influenced tale of rags to riches by Bob Godfrey. Bruce Lacey stars as the hapless ‘little man’ who longs to stand in the...