Overview
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.
Production
TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions · Krátký film Praha · Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Cast & Characters
Oldřich Kaiser
(voice)
Jiří Lábus
(voice)
Michal Pavlíček
(voice)
Vilém Čok
(voice)
Directors & Crew
Jiří Barta
Director
Kamil Pixa
Screenplay
Screenshots & Stills
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