Animal Farm

The CIA, circa 1954, obtained the film rights to "Animal Farm" from Orwell's widow, Sonia, after his death and covertly funded this production as anti-Communist propaganda. Some sources assert that the ending of the story was altered by the CIA (in the book, the pigs and humans join forces) to press home their message, but it is equally possible that the more upbeat ending of the movie was an artistic decision, to give the film more audience appeal.