''Abra Cadabra'' is a 1983 Australian animated

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written, co-produced and directed by Alexander Stitt, based loosely on the tale of the

Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to ...

. Starring

John Farnham John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...

and Jacki Weaver, it is the first ever animated feature film to be made in 3-D. The film was theatrically released in stereoscopic 3D as well as in a regular version.

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