Movie, 1986

The Pied Piper

Name: The Pied Piper
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Released: 1986-07-29
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Oldřich Kaiser, Jiří Lábus, Michal Pavlíček, Vilém Čok

7.5, 53 min, Animation, Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Czechoslovakia

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.