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.
Stars: Donovan, Diana Dors, Donald Pleasence, Roy Kinnear, John Hurt, Michael Hordern
Crew: Jacques Demy (Writer), Jacques Demy (Director), Peter Suschitzky (Director of Photography), Mark Peploe (Writer), Assheton Gorton (Production Design), Sanford Lieberson (Producer)
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Goodtimes Enterprises, Sagittarius Productions
Runtime: 90 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 27, 1972
IMDb: 5.1
