The Pied Piper
Come children of the universe, let Donovan take you away, far far away.
1972-12-27
Germany, United Kingdom
90 minutes.
Overview
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.
Year 1972
Director Jacques Demy
Crew Jacques Demy (Director), Jacques Demy (Writer), Peter Suschitzky (Director of Photography), David Puttnam (Producer), Sanford Lieberson (Producer), Andrew Birkin (Writer)
Popularity 2
Language English
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