(The Pied Piper of Hamelin)

Content: The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To this end, the mayor outlaws play (which is a bit hard on the children) and refuses to help a rival town when it's flooded. But rats (seen only as shadows), fleeing the flood, invade Hamelin in droves; a magical piper, whose music only children (and rats) can hear, strikes a bargain...which, once the rats are gone, the Mayor and council renege on, to their subsequent regret.

Countries:

Genres:

Music,

Fantasy,

Comedy,

TV Movie

Runtime:

87 minutes

Year:

1957

Directors:

Bretaigne Windust

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Production companies:

Hal Stanley Productions

Actors:

Pied Piper / Truson

Mayor of Hamelin

Mara

King's Emissary

John's Mother

Crews:

Producer

Sound

Writer

Editor

Costume Design