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The Pied Piper

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1hr 30min
Genres:
Drama,Sci-Fi,Action
Release:
1972
Director:
Jacques Demy
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures/Legend Films
Starring:
Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence, John Hurt  ...more
Synopsis: The Pied Piper eschews the romanticism of Robert Browning's poem and returns to the grim Grimm Brothers source. Pop singer Donovan plays the 14th century piper hired by duplicitous burgomaster Donald Pleasance to rid the town of Hamelin of its rats. The piper does what he's asked, but is denied the payment promised him; in revenge, he leads all of Hamelin's children out of town, never to be seen again. Though the story is a familiar one, this 1972 Pied Piper is not a kiddie movie. Director Jacques ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler
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A curious and fascinating take on the familiar legend, Jacques Demy's The Pied Piper is darkly pessimistic and not really for children. Gone is the director's fondness for extraordinarily bright color schemes, replaced with a palette that seems to have been dropped in the mud and trampled upon. Demy's Middle Ages are dank and dirty, gloomy and oppressive. While respecting the basic ingredients of the ... Full Review
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Jack Wild
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Donald Pleasence
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John Hurt
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Donovan
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