The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper (1972)

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.

Date of release
1972-12-27
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (36)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Fantasy, Drama
Director
Jacques Demy

Casting

Interesting facts

The Pied Piper is a 1972 British musical fantasy film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence, John Hurt and Diana Dors, and featuring Donovan, who also composed music for the film. It was written by Mark Peploe, Andrew Birkin and Demy, loosely based on the legend of the Pied Piper.

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