1986
7.5 (68 votes)
0h 56m
Genres
Animation
Fantasy
Production Companies
TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
Krátký film Praha
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Krátký film Praha
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
The Pied Piper (Krysař)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Jiří Barta
Screenplay: Kamil Pixa
Top Cast
Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)
Jiří Lábus
(voice)
Michal Pavlíček
(voice)
Vilém Čok
(voice)
Videos
PIED PIPER 2023 restoration trailer
