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The Pied Piper (1972)
Directed by Jacques Demy
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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.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Donovan | Diana Dors | Donald Pleasence | Roy Kinnear | John Hurt | Michael Hordern | Jack Wild | Peter Vaughan | Keith Buckley | Cathryn Harrison | Peter Eyre | David Leland | Patsy Puttnam | Arthur Hewlett | Paul Hennen | Michael Goldie | André van Gyseghem | John Falconer | Clive Elliot | Sammie Winmill | John Welsh | David Nettheim | Gertan Klauber | Hamilton Dyce | Roger Hammond | Edwin Brown | George Cormack | Mary MacLeod | Harry Fielder | Sacha Puttnam | Fred Wood
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2017 | TV | DVD | Library | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I’d like to know who this movie was made for. Such a bizarre film… not in a good way. Saw this in the KL sale and heard it was not worth buying so that piqued my curiosity. Fortunately the Wilmette library had it. Def not one to own as I cannot see watching this again. Would not have guessed this is Jacques Demy film.
Not surprised to see John Hurt here but when I see Donald Pleasence I once again chuckle that he initially balked at taking the Loomis role.
Also I believe the crippled kid is the same kid from H.R. Pufnstuf. But older and that means H.R. Pufnstuf is older than I thought? I’ll have to look it up.
Yep it’s Jack Wild and that series ran until 1970. Man, that’s so fucking crazy bc I watched all those Sid & Marty Krofft shows in the 70s and I guess they were just re-runs? I definitely wasn’t watching TV (and recalling it) in 1970.
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