The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918 film)

1918 German film

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

German film poster

German| Der Rattenfänger von Hameln
Directed by| Paul Wegener
Written by| Paul Wegener
Based on| Pied Piper of Hamelin
Produced by| Paul Davidson
Starring| Paul Wegener
Lyda Salmonova
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Cinematography| Frederik Fuglsang

Production
company

PAGU

Distributed by| UFA

Release date

* 19 December 1918 (1918-12-19)

Running time

| 64 minutes
Country| Germany
Languages| Silent
German intertitles

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: Der Rattenfänger von Hameln) is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by and starring Paul Wegener and also featuring Lyda Salmonova and Wilhelm Diegelmann.[1] It is based on the legendary story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios and on location around Bautzen and Hildesheim. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rochus Gliese. The animator Lotte Reiniger worked on the design of the film's intertitles.

It premièred at the Union-Theater am Nollendorfplatz on 19 December 1918.[2]

## Cast[edit]

* Paul Wegener as Fremder Spielmann
* Lyda Salmonova as Ursula
* Clemens Kaufung as Schinderknecht
* Wilhelm Diegelmann as mayor
* Frida Richard
* Elsa Wagner as Weib des Bürgermeister
* Armin Schweizer as Magerer Ratsherr
* Jakob Tiedtke as Ratsapotheker
* Märte Rassow as Märte
* Hans Stürm as Henker

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 44\. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
2. ^ Der Rattenfänger Filmportal.de. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

## External links[edit]

* The Pied Piper of Hamelin at IMDb

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Films directed by Paul Wegener

* The Student of Prague (1913)
* The Golem (1915)
* Rübezahl's Wedding (1916)
* The Yogi (1916)
* The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)
* Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty (1917)
* The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
* The Foreign Prince (1918)
* The Galley Slave (1919)
* The Golem (1920)
* Duke Ferrante's End (1922)
* Living Buddhas (1925)
* The Girlfriend of a Big Man (1934)
* Augustus the Strong (1936)
* Moscow–Shanghai (1936)

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Pied Piper of Hamelin

Film|

* The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
* Cheating the Piper (1920)
* The Pied Piper (1933)
* Paying the Piper (1949)
* The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
* The Pied Piper of Guadalupe (1961)
* The Pied Piper (1972)
* Kummatty (1979)
* Fluteman (1982)
* Abra Cadabra (1983)
* The Pied Piper (1986)
* It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000)

Literature|

* Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (1994)
* King Rat (1998)
* Wild Blood (1999)
* The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
* The Rats of Hamelin (2005)
* Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (2009)

Television|

* Hamelen (1970s series)
* Pied Piper Puss (The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show episode, 1980)
* The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Faerie Tale Theatre episode, 1985)
* The Day of the Clown (The Sarah Jane Adventures story)
* "Scatty Safari" (The Goodies episode)

Music|

* Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (1879 opera)
* Clarinet Concerto (1948 Copland Concerto)
* "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965 Bob Dylan song)
* "The Piper" (1980 ABBA song)
* Pied Piper Fantasy (1982 Corigliano Concerto)
* "Symphony of Destruction" (1992 Megadeth song)
* "The Sound Above My Hair" (2009 Scooter video)

Characters|

* Pied Piper (The Flash)
* Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Story within a story|

* Testament
* The Flies
* Montag aus Licht

Related|

* Popular culture
* Literary accounts
* Pied Piper's House
* Ratcatcher's Day

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