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The Pied Piper

Not Rated
FantasyDrama
5.9/10(31 ratings)

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local apothecary who's a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague; the priests charge him with witchcraft. One of the minstrels, who has soothed the Mayor's daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for the fee. The Mayor agrees, then renigs. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's trial, and the Piper's revenge come at once.

12-27-1972
1h 30m
The Pied Piper
Backdrop for The Pied Piper

Main Cast

Donovan

Donovan

The Pied Piper

Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Frau Poppendick

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

The Baron

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Burgermeister Poppendick

John Hurt

John Hurt

Franz

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Melius, Alchemist

Jack Wild

Jack Wild

Gavin

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Jacques Demy
Writers:
Jacques Demy, Andrew Birkin
Production:
Goodtimes Enterprises, Sagittarius Productions

Key Crew

Director:
Jacques Demy
Writer:
Jacques Demy
Director of Photography:
Peter Suschitzky
Producer:
Sanford Lieberson
Producer:
David Puttnam

Locations and Languages

Country:
US; GB
Filming:
DE; GB
Languages:
en