John Stephenson adapts George Orwell's classic allegory {-Animal Farm with the help of puppets created by Jim Henson's company in this film that comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. The extensive supplemental materials include an interview with actor Kelsey Grammer, information about the cast and crew, production notes, storyboards, the theatrical trailer, and some background on the novel. This is a strong DVD from Artisan. |