The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1986
53m
7.5

7.5/10

86 votes • View on IMDb
Animation Fantasy Drama Horror
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.

WATCH NOW

Status: Released

Language: CS

Watch "The Pied Piper"

Open in New Tab
Server 1 Server 2
Server 1 (BIOT) • If it doesn't show up, try another servers

Production Information

Production Companies
TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions Krátký film Praha Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia Germany
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

greed surreal surrealism europe community mysterious man stop motion period drama dark fantasy based on fairy tale expressionism rat costume drama dark fairy tale pied piper european animation piper no dialogue medieval times central europe czech animation czech horror czech fantasy european horror european fantasy czech surrealism medieval europe

Quick Facts

Original Title Krysař
Release Date July 29, 1986
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0174834

Cast

Oldřich Kaiser
Oldřich Kaiser

(voice)

Jiří Lábus
Jiří Lábus

(voice)

Michal Pavlíček
Michal Pavlíček

(voice)

Vilém Čok
Vilém Čok

(voice)

Key Crew

Kamil Pixa
Screenplay
Jiří Barta
Director