The Pied Piper (1972 film)

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Directed by Jacques Demy
Screenplay by Mark Peploe
Andrew Birkin
Jacques Demy
Produced by Sanford Lieberson
David Puttnam
Starring Donovan
Jack Wild
Donald Pleasence
John Hurt
Cinematography Peter Suschitzky
Edited by John Trumper
Music by Donovan
Kenny Clayton
Production
companies
Sagittarius Productions Inc.
Goodtimes Enterprises
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • 25 May 1972 (1972-05-25)(New York City)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million [1]

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. [2] It is loosely based on the legend of the Pied Piper. [3]

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Plot

Germany, 1349. As the Black Death looms, the little town of Hamelin hires a pied piper (Donovan) to lure the rats away with his magic instrument. When the town refuses to pay, the Piper turns his power on their children.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a "rotten" approval rating of 44% based on reviews from 9 critics, with an average rating of 6.1/10. [4]

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References

  1. In the Picture Sight and Sound; London Vol. 40, Iss. 4, (Fall 1971): 187.
  2. The PIED PIPER (1971), BFI website
  3. Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
  4. "The Pied Piper | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .