Bob Godfrey Movies

A behind-the-scenes look at the techniques and methods used to create Bob Godfrey's Oscar-winning short film 'Great' (1975).

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

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...

An Oscar nominated cartoon about underestimating those appearing small and weak.

A henpecked husband gets a welcomed surprise when he adds too much detergent to the laundry and out pops a beautiful woman made of soap suds.

Bob Godfrey shared his deep passion for animation.

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

A boring commuter fantasises about his sex life; when he gets home he is too exhausted to make love to his sexy wife.

Eight unrelated humorous episodes.

At the supermarket, a middle-aged man in an overcoat that's the worse for wear, sees a can marked "Instant Sex." He buys it, heads for his apartment,...

Cartoon about a lady lecturer who gives the audience a lecture on art and is wooed by a romantic gentleman.

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

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

An animated short that summarizes the manufacture of steel and a humorous look at a world without it.

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

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

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...

Sped up footage of musicians fighting on a stretch of mudflats.

This is a short film about a man, a dog and a duck who enjoy bouncing together.

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...