The Pied Piper
Krysař
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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▶ Watch now on JustWatch, opens in a new tab- Original title
- Krysař
- Release date
- July 29, 1986
- Original language
- Czech
- Country
- XC, Germany
- Runtime
- 53 minutes
- Studio
- TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions, Krátký film Praha
- TMDB audience rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 85 votes
- Also known as
- El flautista de Hamelín · Krysar · The Pied Piper of Hamelin · Krysar, le joueur de flûte de Hamelin
- Status
- Released
Cast and creators
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