'' The Pied Piper '' is a 1986 Czechoslovak animated fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta . Its original Czech title is '' Krysař '' , which means " The rat catcher " . The story is an adaptation of the '' Pied Piper of Hamelin '' , a fairy tale originated in medieval Germany . The film was 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 . The art design was heavily inspired by German Expressionism and medieval art . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
1986 Cannes Film Festival
1986 Cannes Film Festival
The Pied Piper (1986 film)