The Pied Piper
Genres
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 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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
56 min
Release Date
1986-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
68
Vote Average
7.5
Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)
Jiří Lábus
(voice)
Michal Pavlíček
(voice)
Vilém Čok
(voice)
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