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The Pied Piper 1985

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.

Directed by: Jiří Barta
Written by: Kamil Pixa
Release date: 1985-09-01
Runtime: 56 minutes
Cast:
Oldřich Kaiser Oldřich Kaiser
(voice) 
Jiří Lábus Jiří Lábus
(voice) 
Michal Pavlíček Michal Pavlíček
(voice) 
Vilém Čok Vilém Čok
(voice) 
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Also known as:
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • El flautista de Hamelín
  • Krysar
  • Krysar, le joueur de flûte de Hamelin
  • Ο Φλαουτίστας
  • Der Rattenfänger von Hameln