The Pied Piper

1986 56min

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 Czechoslovakia's most ambitious animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.

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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 Czechoslovakia's most ambitious animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.

Released
September 1, 1986
Runtime
56min
Director
Jiří Barta
Genre
AnimationFantasy
Language
Czech
Production
TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions, Krátký film Praha, Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Cast
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