---
title: 'The Pied Piper (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jiří Barta'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 53
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Animation'
countries:
  - 'West Germany'
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pied-piper-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174834/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pied Piper (1985)

1985 · 53 min · Horror, Animation · West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Germany

Original title: Krysař

## Synopsis

The Pied Piper 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jiří Barta](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-barta)
- **Screenplay:** [Kamil Pixa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamil-pixa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kocáb](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kocab)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ivan Vít](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-vit), [Vladimír Malík](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-malik)
- **Editor:** [Jan Sládek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-sladek)

## Cast

- [Jiří Lábus](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-labus)
- [Vilém Čok](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilem-cok)
- [Oldřich Kaiser](https://cinepixo.com/people/oldrich-kaiser)

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