The Pied Piper
1986•NR•53m•7.5•Released
AnimationFantasyDramaHorror
A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed. One of the most ambitious Czech animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.
Director
Jiří Barta
Writer
Kamil Pixa
Languages
No Language
Studio
TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
Cast
Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)
Jiří Lábus
(voice)
Michal Pavlíček
(voice)
Vilém Čok
(voice)
Production
Company
TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
Company
Krátký film Praha
Company
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
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