The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1986
★★★★☆ 7.4/10
⏱️ 56 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 CS
AnimationFantasyDrama
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Philo
Fandor Amazon Channel
Eternal Family
Midnight Pulp
Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel

Rent

Fandango At Home

Buy

Fandango At Home

Cast

Oldřich Kaiser
Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)
Jiří Lábus
Jiří Lábus
(voice)
Michal Pavlíček
Michal Pavlíček
(voice)
Vilém Čok
Vilém Čok
(voice)

Crew

Director
Jiří Barta
Writer
Kamil Pixa

Production

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

Keywords

stop motionbased on fairy taleexpressionismratdark fairy talepied piperpiper