''The Pied Piper'' is a 1972 British film directed by

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and starring

Jack Wild Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 1 March 2006) was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the Artful Dodger in the film ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at t ...

, Donald Pleasence and

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and featuring

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and Diana Dors.The PIED PIPER (1971)

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website It is loosely based on the legend of the

Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to ...

Cast

as Gavin * Donald Pleasence as The Baron *

as Franz *

as The Piper * Michael Hordern as Melius, Alchemist * Roy Kinnear as Burgermaster Poppendick *

Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best known ...

as Bishop * Diana Dors as Frau Poppendick *

Cathryn Harrison Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison (25 May 1959 – 1 October 2018) was an English actress. Early life Harrison was the daughter of the actor and singer Noel Harrison and Sara Lee Eberts and the granddaughter of actor Sir Rex Harrison. Career Har ...

as Lisa *

Keith Buckley Keith Buckley (born November 19, 1979) is an American singer, best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the now defunct hardcore punk band Every Time I Die and the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. He is also a published author. Earl ...

as Mattio, Gypsy Leader *

Peter Eyre Peter Gervaise Joseph Eyre (born 11 March 1942) is an American-born English actor. Eyre was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy Pelline (née Acton) and Edward Joseph Eyre, a banker. He was sent to a public school in England at the age of ...

as Pilgrim *

John Welsh John Welsh may refer to: *John Welsh of Ayr (1568–1622), religious leader *John Welsh of Irongray, religious leader *John Welsh (actor) (1904–1985), Irish actor *John Welsh (Australian footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules football player f ...

as Chancellor *

Hamilton Dyce Hamilton Dyce (14 March 1912 – 8 January 1972) was an English stage, film and television actor. His television work included the 1970 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Spearhead from Space'', where he played General Scobie. Selected filmography * ...

as Papal Nuncio *

Arthur Hewlett Arthur Hewlett (12 March 1907 in Southampton, Hampshire – 25 February 1997 in London) was a British actor. Hewlett made his stage debut in 1930 at Plymouth Rep, and his theatre work included the original British production of Bernard Shaw ...

as Otto * Sammie Winmill as Gretel *

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as Friar * Roger Hammond as Burger * John Falconer as Priest

References

External links

* 1972 films British fantasy drama films Films directed by Jacques Demy Films set in the Middle Ages Films based on Pied Piper of Hamelin Films set in the Holy Roman Empire Films produced by David Puttnam Films produced by Sanford Lieberson Paramount Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-UK-film-stub