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.
Release Date | February 17, 1988 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Krysař | |
Runtime | 56min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | No Language | |
Original Language | Czech | |
Production Countries | Czechoslovakia, Germany | |
Production Companies | TV 2000 Film und FernsehproduktionsKrátký film PrahaKrátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky |