The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1918 Directed by Paul Wegener Der Rattenfänger von Hameln

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.

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Production Companies UFA , Projektions-AG Union
Release Date 19 December 1918
69 mins
Cast
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Wilhelm Diegelmann Bürgermeister (Mayor)
Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Lyda Salmonova
Lyda Salmonova Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)
Märte Rassow
Märte Rassow Märte
Jakob Tiedtke
Jakob Tiedtke Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)
Armin Schweizer
Armin Schweizer Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Clemens Kaufung
Clemens Kaufung Schinderknecht
Hans Sturm
Hans Sturm Henker (Hangman)
Crew
Director
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener
Writer
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener
Producer
Paul Davidson
Paul Davidson
Cinematography
Frederik Fuglsang
Frederik Fuglsang
Production Design
Rochus Gliese
Rochus Gliese