The Pied Piper

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 29, 1986

Original language

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Production

Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky,Krátký film Praha,TV 2000 Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH,TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions

Cast

Oldřich Kaiser,Jiří Lábus,Michal Pavlíček,Vilém Čok

Director

Jiří Barta

Writer

Kamil Pixa,Viktor Dyk,Robert Browning

Cinematography

Vladimír Malík,Ivan Vít

Music

Michael Kocáb

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0174834