Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Krysař
Status
released
Original Language
cs

Where to watch free (US)

Kanopy
Plex
Plex Channel
Darkroom
Fawesome
Cineverse
Tubi TV

Production Companies

TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions
Krátký film Praha
Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky