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Released
1957 · FILM

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Runtime
87 min
MusicFantasyComedyTV Movie
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

In the town of Hamelin, its citizens are engaged in a singing and rhyming competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To improve their chances, the mayor imposes a ban on play, which proves difficult for the children, and declines to assist a neighboring town devastated by flooding. However, rats—visible only as shadows—escape the flood and swarm into Hamelin in large numbers. A mysterious piper, whose music is audible only to children and rats, arrives and strikes a deal to rid the town of the pests. Once the rats are gone, the mayor and council break their agreement, leading to their eventual regret.

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Principal cast & crew: 18

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Norman A CerfShot by William E SnyderDesigned by Arthur Lonergan

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