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The Pied Piper (1972)

The Pied Piper poster
Directed by
Jacques Demy
Genre
drama film, historical fiction
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stranger with a magical flute arrives in a German town plagued by rats. He offers to rid the town of the vermin in exchange for payment.

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What happens

The Pied Piper (also known as Le Joueur de flûte) is a 1972 British musical fantasy film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence, John Hurt and Diana Dors, and featuring Donovan, who also composed music for the film. It was written by Mark Peploe, Andrew Birkin and Demy, loosely based on the legend of the Pied Piper. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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