The Pied Piper (1942)
It's all heart and thrills!
Englishman Mr. Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size. Once in German-occupied northern France a new problem arises — the risk of being heard speaking English.
- Date of release
- 1942-08-21
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Irving Pichel
Casting
- Monty Woolley — John Sidney Howard
- Roddy McDowall — Ronnie Cavanaugh
- Anne Baxter — Nicole Rougeron
- Otto Preminger — Major Diessen
- J. Carrol Naish — Aristide Rougeron
- Lester Matthews — Mr. Cavanaugh
- Jill Esmond — Mrs. Cavanaugh
- Ferike Boros — Madame
- Peggy Ann Garner — Sheila Cavanaugh
- Merrill Rodin — Willem
- Maurice Tauzin — Pierre
- Fleurette Zama — Rose
Interesting facts
- Based on: Pied Piper
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 3. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The Pied Piper is a 1942 American war drama film in which an Englishman on vacation in France is caught up in the German invasion of that country, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of children to safety. It stars Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall and Anne Baxter. The film was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the 1942 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. It was directed by Irving Pichel.
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