The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Name: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1918
Duration: 69 min
Cast: Wilhelm Diegelmann, Elsa Wagner, Lyda Salmonova, Märte Rassow, Jakob Tiedtke

Plot

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.

At a glance

Year: 1918
Runtime: 69 min
Genre: Fantasy
Original language: German
Production countries: Germany
Director: Paul Wegener
Cast: Wilhelm Diegelmann, Elsa Wagner, Lyda Salmonova, Märte Rassow, Jakob Tiedtke