The Pied Piper 51 years old

Come children of the universe, let Donovan take you away, far far away.

The Pied Piper

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.

Credits

The Pied Piper Cast

Name Character
John Hurt He was 32, 77 years old when he died as Franz
Donald Pleasence He was 53, 75 years old when he died as The Baron
Donovan He was 26, now 78 years old as The Pied Piper
Michael Hordern He was 61, 83 years old when he died as Melius, Alchemist
Roy Kinnear He was 38, 54 years old when he died as Burgermeister Poppendick
Diana Dors She was 41, 52 years old when she died as Frau Poppendick
Jack Wild He was 20, 53 years old when he died as Gavin

The Pied Piper Crew

Name Department
The Pied Piper poster
The Pied Piper (51 years)

Come children of the universe, let Donovan take you away, far far away.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 27, 1972
  • Runtime: 90 minutes