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The Pied Piper (1986) [NR]

Release Date:
September 1, 1986

Original Title:
Krysař

Alternate Titles:
Der Rattenfänger von Hameln
El flautista de Hamelín
Krisar
Krysar
Krysar, le joueur de flûte de Hamelin
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Ο Φλαουτίστας

Genres:
Animation | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Krátký film Praha
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
TV 2000 Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH

Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia | Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: PG  US: NR 

Runtime: 56

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Animation:
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Xenie Vavrečková
Jan Zach

Art Direction:
Jiří Barta

Characters:
Robert Browning

Cinematography:
Vladimír Malík
Ivan Vít

Director:
Jiří Barta

Editor:
Helena Lebdušková

Music Director:
Miroslav Jirounek

Original Music Composer:
Michael Kocáb

Original Story:
Viktor Dyk

Screenplay:
Kamil Pixa

Sound:
Ivo Špalj

Still Photographer:
Ivan Vít

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