The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1972
1h 30m
5.9

5.9/10

33 votes • View on IMDb

"Come children of the universe, let Donovan take you away, far far away."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Goodtimes Enterprises Sagittarius Productions
Production Countries
Germany United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 27, 1972
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0069086

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

Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Bishop

Keith Buckley
Keith Buckley

Mattio

Cathryn Harrison
Cathryn Harrison

Lisa

Peter Eyre
Peter Eyre

Pilgrim

David Leland
David Leland

Officer

Key Crew

Jacques Demy
Director
Jacques Demy
Writer
Sanford Lieberson
Producer
David Puttnam
Producer
Andrew Birkin
Writer
Mark Peploe
Writer