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The Pied Piper

Name: The Pied Piper
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1986-07-29
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Oldřich Kaiser, Jiří Lábus, Michal Pavlíček

IMDb7.4 1080P 1986 53 min

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.

Country: Czechoslovakia, Germany
Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1986-07-29
Directors: Jiří Barta
Productions: Krátký film Praha, Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky, TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
Casts: Oldřich Kaiser, Jiří Lábus, Michal Pavlíček
Last updated: May 22, 2026

7.4 of 10 (76 votes)