The Pied Piper

1986 53m ★7.5

Animation Fantasy Drama

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 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.

Release Date July 29, 1986

Runtime 53m

Country Czechoslovakia, Germany

Language CS

Director Jiří Barta

Category Animation, Fantasy, Drama

Rating 7.5 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1986