The Pied Piper

The story

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local apothecary who's a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague; the priests charge him with witchcraft. One of the minstrels, who has soothed the Mayor's daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for the fee. The Mayor agrees, then renigs. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's trial, and the Piper's revenge come at once.

Cast

D DonovanThe Pied Piper D Diana DorsFrau Poppendick D Donald PleasenceThe Baron R Roy KinnearBurgermeister Poppendick J John HurtFranz M Michael HordernMelius, Alchemist J Jack WildGavin P Peter VaughanBishop K Keith BuckleyMattio C Cathryn HarrisonLisa P Peter EyrePilgrim D David LelandOfficer

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P Patsy PuttnamHelga A Arthur HewlettOtto P Paul HennenKarl M Michael GoldieBurger A André van GyseghemFriar J John FalconerPriest C Clive ElliotPriest S Sammie WinmillGretel J John WelshChancellor D David NettheimKulik (as David Netheim) G Gertan KlauberTown Cryer H Hamilton DycePapal Nuncio R Roger HammondBurger E Edwin BrownBurger G George CormackBurger M Mary MacLeodMaidservant (as Mary McLeod) H Harry FielderFlunky (uncredited) S Sacha PuttnamLittle Boy (uncredited) F Fred WoodBurger (uncredited)