The Pied Piper | |
Producer: | Sanford Lieberson David Puttnam |
Starring: | Donovan Jack Wild Donald Pleasence John Hurt |
Editing: | John Trumper |
Studio: | Sagittarius Productions Inc. Goodtimes Enterprises |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | United States United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
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]
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.
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]