Richard Williams Movies

Sketches of a Spanish circus made by Richard Williams in 1953 come to life. Williams began the project at the age of 20 and finished it when he was...

A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he...

Prologue depicts Spartan and Athenian warriors locked in a gory battle to the death.

A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British...

Heironymus Merkin is an internationally successful singer approaching middle age who retells his life story in a series of production numbers on a...

A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.

A short film by Richard Williams.

It was to be the greatest animated film of all time. Not just an eye-opener, but a game-changer. Richard Williams demanded nothing less, investing...

The great illustrator Errol Le Cain animated this rare short film for the Richard Williams Studio in 1967, as his "apprentice work." Professor Alex...

Ziggy gets a job to be a street Santa on Christmas Eve from a crooked boss, but the magic of the season allows the lovable loser to do more good than...

Depicts the dreams, ideas, and struggles of three men (representing "truth," "beauty," and "good") who settle on a tiny island.

Cartoon: a man takes off his shoes and climbs into a wardrobe, Another man appears, tries to communicate, and finally steps into a wardrobe; noises;...

Profile of the animator Richard Williams, creator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Live-Action and animation composite test for 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.' The short clip resulted in Richard Williams being hired as the film's...

An animated short made for Ford.

A team of scientists debate the nature of an unknown material in this animated fable, inspired by a tale from Rumi's Masnavi.

Very rare early film from 1962, by Richard Williams - this is either his second or third film after The Little Island, the same year as Love Me Love...