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The Pied Piper( 1986)

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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 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Oldřich Kaiser

      (voice)

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      Jiří Lábus

      (voice)

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      Michal Pavlíček

      (voice)

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      Vilém Čok

      (voice)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • stop motion
    • based on fairy tale
    • expressionism
    • rat
    • dark fairy tale
    • pied piper
    • piper