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.
Directed by: Jiří Barta
Written by: Kamil Pixa
Music by: Michael Kocáb
Starring: Oldřich Kaiser, Jiří Lábus, Michal Pavlíček, Vilém Čok
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1986-07-29
Runtime: 53 minutes
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