The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper 1986 Directed by Jiří Barta Krysař

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.

Countries Czechoslovakia , Germany

Production Countries Czechoslovakia , Germany

Language Czech

Spoken Languages Czech , No Language

Gneres Animation , Fantasy

Production Companies Krátký film Praha , Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky , TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions

Release Date 29 July 1986

56 mins