The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 19, 1918

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

UFA,Projektions-AG Union

Cast

Elsa Wagner,Armin Schweizer,Hans Sturm,Clemens Kaufung,Märte Rassow,Wilhelm Diegelmann,Paul Wegener,Lyda Salmonova,Jakob Tiedtke

Director

Paul Wegener

Writer

Paul Wegener

Producer

Paul Davidson

Cinematography

Frederik Fuglsang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0008431