The Pied Piper
Krysař
1986 · 0h 53m · Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror · Czechoslovakia, Germany · Rated PG (GB)
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.
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Jiří BartaWritten by
Kamil Pixa6.8Smart score
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based on fairy talecentral europecommunitycostume dramaczech animationczech fantasyczech horrorczech surrealismdark fairy taledark fantasyeuropeeuropean animationeuropean fantasyeuropean horrorexpressionismgreedmedieval europemedieval timesmysterious manno dialogueperiod dramapied piperpiperratstop motionsurrealsurrealism
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