The Pied Piper
1986-07-29
7.4
cs 53mAnimationFantasyDrama
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.
Screenplay
Kamil Pixa
Original Story
Viktor Dyk
Director
Jiří Barta
Art Direction
Jiří Barta
Characters
Robert Browning
Original Music Composer
Michael Kocáb
greed surreal surrealism europe community mysterious man stop motion period drama dark fantasy based on fairy tale expressionism rat costume drama dark fairy tale pied piper european animation piper no dialogue medieval times central europe czech animation czech horror czech fantasy european horror european fantasy czech surrealism medieval europe
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
Companies
- TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
- Krátký film Praha
- Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
