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The Pied Piper is a 1972 British musical fantasy film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence and John Hurt and featuring Donovan (who also composed music for the film) and Diana Dors.
Dec 17, 1972 · With Keith Buckley, Patsy Puttnam, Arthur Hewlett, Paul Hennen. In 1349, while the Black Plague threatens Germany, the town of Hamelin hires a wandering pied piper (Donovan) to lure rats away with his magic pipe, but then refuses to pay for his services, causing him to lure the town's children away.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Musical
- Jacques Demy
- 1972-12-17
A caravan of performers travels to Hamelin, Germany, to celebrate the marriage of Franz (John Hurt) to the burgomaster's ailing daughter, Lisa (Cathryn Harrison).
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- Jacques Demy
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- Donovan
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The Pied Piper. Directed by Jacques Demy • 1972 • United Kingdom, United States. Starring Donovan, Diana Dors, Donald Pleasence. The classic story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin comes to life courtesy of French New Wave magician Jacques Demy.
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.
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The Pied Piper is a 1972 British film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence and John Hurt and featuring Donovan and Diana Dors. It is loosely based on the legend of the Pied Piper.
