The Pied Piper (1986)
PG17 February 1988 (GB)Animation, Fantasy56 minutes
75%
Description
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.
Status
Released
Original language
Czech
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
stop motionbased on fairy taleexpressionismratdark fairy talepied piperpiper