The Pied Piper

Name: The Pied Piper
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Released: 1972-12-17
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Paul Hennen, Arthur Hewlett, Patsy Puttnam, Keith Buckley

– Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 26 Minutes

Release Year:

1972

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.

Styles:

Stylized, Captivating, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

14th Century, Middle Ages

Producing Country:

West Germany, USA, UK

Filming Locations:

Northern Germany, Dungeon, Germany, Europe

Genre:

Musical, Fantasy, Drama

Release Date:

17 Dec 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Directed by:

Jacques Demy

Story Written By:

Jacques Demy, Andrew Birkin, Mark Peploe

Main Actors:

Paul Hennen, Arthur Hewlett, Patsy Puttnam, Keith Buckley

Plot:

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 reneges. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's trial, and the Piper's revenge come at once.

Production Company:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

50%