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The Pied Piper

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

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Duration90 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateDec 27, 1972

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.

Genres

  • Fantasy
  • Drama

Casts

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

Patsy Puttnam

Patsy Puttnam

Helga

Arthur Hewlett

Arthur Hewlett

Otto

Paul Hennen

Karl

Michael Goldie

Burger

André van Gyseghem

André van Gyseghem

Friar

John Falconer

Priest

Clive Elliot

Priest

Sammie Winmill

Gretel

John Welsh

John Welsh

Chancellor

David Nettheim

David Nettheim

Kulik (as David Netheim)

Gertan Klauber

Gertan Klauber

Town Cryer

Hamilton Dyce

Hamilton Dyce

Papal Nuncio

Roger Hammond

Roger Hammond

Burger

Edwin Brown

Burger

George Cormack

Burger

Mary MacLeod

Maidservant (as Mary McLeod)

Harry Fielder

Flunky (uncredited)

Sacha Puttnam

Little Boy (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Burger (uncredited)