The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Der Rattenfänger von Hameln |
| Year | 1918 |
| Country | Germany |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Director | Paul Wegener |
| Runtime | 69 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (2 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its narrative on the stark contrast between miraculous deliverance and human greed, employing the visual language of silent cinema. It explores a potent folk tale where magic transforms into an instrument of poetic justice.
What lingers after viewing is a sense of witnessing the embryonic form of cinematic fantasy, where each surviving fragment feels like a precious artifact. The power of the legend shines through the incomplete print. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Paul Wegener
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In dim light, with ambient musical accompaniment, allowing the fragments to weave their own spectral magic.
🎭 Cast
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Bürgermeister (Mayor)
Elsa Wagner
Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Lyda Salmonova
Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)
Märte Rassow
Märte
Jakob Tiedtke
Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)
Armin Schweizer
Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)
Paul Wegener
Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Clemens Kaufung
Schinderknecht
Hans Sturm
Henker (Hangman)
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