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The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)

★ 5.5/10 69 min Fantasy Germany German
Director: Paul Wegener
Writer: Paul Wegener
Streaming: Not available

Description

A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople refuse to pay him after he has done what he promised, he plays his tune again with consequences. This film survives in incomplete/fragmentary form.

Top Cast

Wilhelm Diegelmann
Wilhelm Diegelmann Bürgermeister (Mayor)
Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Lyda Salmonova
Lyda Salmonova Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)
Märte Rassow Märte
Jakob Tiedtke
Jakob Tiedtke Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)
Armin Schweizer Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Clemens Kaufung Schinderknecht

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