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The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

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AnimationFantasy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

01 September 1986

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Oldřich Kaiser

Oldřich Kaiser

(voice)

Jiří Lábus

Jiří Lábus

(voice)

Michal Pavlíček

Michal Pavlíček

(voice)

Vilém Čok

Vilém Čok

(voice)

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