The Pied Piper

Name: The Pied Piper
Director: Jiří Barta
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1986-07-29
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Oldřich Kaiser, Jiří Lábus, Michal Pavlíček, Vilém Čok

AnimationFantasyDrama

July 29, 19860h 53m7.4 / 10

Overview

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

Production

TV 2000 Film und FernsehproduktionsKrátký film PrahaKrátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky

Cast

Oldřich Kaiser(voice)

Jiří Lábus(voice)

Michal Pavlíček(voice)

Vilém Čok(voice)