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The Pied Piper

1986-07-29
7.385
cs 53m
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.

Art Direction

Jiří Barta

Original Story

Viktor Dyk

Director

Jiří Barta

Screenplay

Kamil Pixa

Animation

Jan Zach

Music Director

Miroslav Jirounek

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Czechoslovakia
  • Germany

Companies

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

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