In 1349, while the Black Plague threatens Germany, the town of Hamelin hires a wandering pied piper (Donovan) to lure rats away with his magic pipe, but then refuses to pay for his services, causing him to lure the town's children away.
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Title: The Pied Piper (1972)
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| Keith Buckley | ... | Mattio | |
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Patsy Puttnam | ... | Helga |
| Arthur Hewlett | ... | Otto | |
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Paul Hennen | ... | Karl |
| Peter Eyre | ... | Pilgrim | |
| Donovan | ... | Piper | |
| John Hurt | ... | Franz | |
| David Leland | ... | Officer | |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Melius | |
| Jack Wild | ... | Gavin | |
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Michael Goldie | ... | Burger |
| Diana Dors | ... | Frau Poppendick | |
| Cathryn Harrison | ... | Lisa | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Bishop | |
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Andre Van Gyseghem | ... | Friar |
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Greed, corruption, ignorance, stupidity, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. A family of strolling players travel 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 Jewish apothecary tries to find a treatment for the plague. The Priests charge him with heresy and witchcraft. A mysterious minstrel (Donovan), who joined up with the players and who has soothed the Mayor's daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for a fee. The Mayor agrees, then reneges after the rats have been dealt with. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's execution, and the Piper's revenge come at once. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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17 December 1972 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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The bubonic plague often began with the death of the rats before it spread to the people. This movie's version of the pied piper seems far closer to the origin of the story than anything else I've seen.