The Pied Piper

Name: The Pied Piper
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1972-12-27
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Donovan, Diana Dors, Donald Pleasence, Roy Kinnear, John Hurt

1972·Movie·90 min·★ 6.0(34)

Fantasy Drama More English titles

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

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.

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About The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper is a 1972 English-language fantasy and drama film directed by Jacques Demy. The cast is led by Donovan, Diana Dors, Donald Pleasence. It has a runtime of 1h 30m. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel, Bloodstream.

The Pied Piper was produced by Goodtimes Enterprises and Sagittarius Productions and made in Germany and United Kingdom. It was released on December 27, 1972.

Director: Jacques Demy
Writers: Jacques Demy, Mark Peploe, Andrew Birkin
Release date: December 27, 1972
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Production: Goodtimes Enterprises, Sagittarius Productions

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The Pied Piper cast & crew

The Pied Piper was directed by Jacques Demy and written by Jacques Demy, Mark Peploe, and Andrew Birkin.

The cast features Donovan as The Pied Piper, Diana Dors as Frau Poppendick, Donald Pleasence as The Baron, Roy Kinnear as Burgermeister Poppendick, John Hurt as Franz, and Michael Hordern as Melius, Alchemist.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Peter Suschitzky and it was produced by Sanford Lieberson and David Puttnam.

Is The Pied Piper worth watching?

At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy fantasy and drama, The Pied Piper is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Pied Piper

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