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The Pied Piper of Hamelin( 1918)

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Overview

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 Billed Cast

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      Wilhelm Diegelmann

      Bürgermeister (Mayor)

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      Elsa Wagner

      Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)

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      Lyda Salmonova

      Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)

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      Märte Rassow

      Märte

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      Jakob Tiedtke

      Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)

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      Armin Schweizer

      Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)

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      Paul Wegener

      Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)

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      Clemens Kaufung

      Schinderknecht

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      Hans Sturm

      Henker (Hangman)

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    A review by Le_Schpountz

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    Written by Le_Schpountz on Sun Sep 13 2020
    The founding of the Weimar Republic marks the beginning of the golden age of German cinema. After the imperial rule and the horrors of the First World War, the sudden „shock of freedom“ is reflected in the escapist comedies, glamorous spectacles and dark screen fantasies of the film. Wegener’s fantastic films are the roots of expressionism and escapism in German film of the twenties. Based on one of the most famous German legends „Rattenfänger von Hameln“ („Pied Piper of Hamelin“ or „Rat-Catcher of Hamelin“) written down by the Brothers Grimm. The rats shown in the film following the t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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