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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Released: December 19, 1918 (1918)
Runtime: 69 minutes
Genres: Fantasy
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Bürgermeister (Mayor)
Age at release: 57
- Paul Wegener as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Age at release: 44
- Jakob Tiedtke as Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)
Age at release: 43
- Elsa Wagner as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Age at release: 37
- Lyda Salmonova as Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)
Age at release: 29
- Märte Rassow as Märte
Age at release: Unknown
- Armin Schweizer as Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)
Age at release: Unknown
- Clemens Kaufung as Schinderknecht
Age at release: Unknown
- Hans Sturm as Henker (Hangman)
Age at release: Unknown