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The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 87 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Bretaigne Windust
- Starring
- Claude Rains, Jim Backus, Joseph Sargent, Stanley Adams, Van Johnson, Cyril Delevanti
Citizens of Hamelin, who sing, aim to win royal recognition by beating rival towns. The mayor bans music and refuses aid to a flooded town. Rats swarm into Hamelin, and a piper—whose tune only children and the rats hear—offers to drive them out. Once the rats are gone, the mayor and council break their bargain, to their regret.
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