The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Paul Wegener
1918-12-19


6
69 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Wilhelm Diegelmann Bürgermeister (Mayor) Unowned
Elsa Wagner Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife) Unowned
Lyda Salmonova Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter) Unowned
Märte Rassow Märte Unowned
Jakob Tiedtke Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist) Unowned
Armin Schweizer Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor) Unowned
Paul Wegener Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel) Unowned
Clemens Kaufung Schinderknecht Unowned
Hans Sturm Henker (Hangman) Unowned