The Pied Piper (1985)
- Original title
- Krysař
- Directed by
- Jiří Barta
- Genre
- horror film, animated film, speculative fiction film, puppet film
- Country
- West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Germany
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 78 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A dark animated adaptation of the Pied Piper legend. A mysterious piper is hired to rid a town of rats but is scorned for his payment. The film uses puppetry and a grim visual style to retell the old fairy tale.
darkgothiccreepysurrealatmosphericgrimmedievalstoic
What happens
The Pied Piper (Czech: Krysař) is a 1986 Czechoslovak animated dark fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta. The story is an adaptation of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a fairy tale originated in medieval Germany. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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