The Pied Piper (1972)
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Plot Summary
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.
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Director & Crew
Jacques Demy
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 based on 34 votes.
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The Pied Piper was directed by Jacques Demy and released in 1972.
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The Pied Piper has a runtime of 1 hours and 30 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1972-12-27
- Status
- Released