The Pied Piper (1986)
56m
Running Time
September 1, 1986Release Date

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)

Jiří Lábus
(voice)

Michal Pavlíček
(voice)

Vilém Čok
(voice)

Jiří Barta
Art Direction / Director

Vladimír Malík
Cinematography

Viktor Dyk
Original Story

Ivan Vít
Cinematography / Still Photographer

Rudolf Gráf
Producer

Kamil Pixa
Screenplay

Jan Zach
Animation

Klára Stoklasová
Producer

Miroslav Jirounek
Music Director

Robert Browning
Characters

Xenie Vavrečková
Animation

Michael Kocáb
Original Music Composer
Media.










Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1986
Original NameKrysař
StatusReleased
Running Time56m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
stop motion
based on fairy tale
expressionism
rat
dark fairy tale
pied piper
piper
Wiki.
The Pied Piper is a 1986 Czechoslovakian animated dark fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta. Its original Czech title is Krysař, which means "The rat catcher". The story is an adaptation of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a fairy tale originated in medieval Germany. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
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