MOVIE

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Name: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Director: Paul Wegener
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1918-12-19
Cast: Wilhelm Diegelmann, Elsa Wagner, Lyda Salmonova, Märte Rassow, Jakob Tiedtke

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.

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… + more

Original Title

Der Rattenfänger von Hameln

Release Date

1918-12-19

Year

1918

Duration

1h 9m

Status

Released

Score

5.50

Genres

Fantasy

Production

Cast

Wilhelm Diegelmann

Bürgermeister (Mayor)

Elsa Wagner

Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)

Lyda Salmonova

Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)

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Märte Rassow

Märte

Jakob Tiedtke

Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)

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Armin Schweizer

Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)

Paul Wegener

Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)

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Clemens Kaufung

Schinderknecht

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Hans Sturm

Henker (Hangman)