The Pied Piper
1988/02/17 (US) | Animation, Fantasy
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.
Kamil Pixa
Screenplay
Jiří Barta
Director
Lead Cast
Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)
Jiří Lábus
(voice)
Michal Pavlíček
(voice)
Vilém Čok
(voice)
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
- Krátký film Praha
- Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Crews
Viktor Dyk
Original Story
Vladimír Malík
Cinematography
Ivan Vít
Cinematography
Jiří Barta
Art Direction
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Animation
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Animation