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The Pied Piper (1985)

Poster for The Pied Piper

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jiří Barta
  • Profile picture of Oldřich Kaiser
    (voice) Oldřich Kaiser
  • Profile picture of Jiří Lábus
    (voice) Jiří Lábus
  • Profile picture of Michal Pavlíček
    (voice) Michal Pavlíček
  • Profile picture of Vilém Čok
    (voice) Vilém Čok

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Keywords

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