Der Rattenfänger (1918)
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Wilhelm Diegelmann, Elsa Wagner, Lyda Salmonova, Märte Rassow, Jakob Tiedtke, Armin Schweizer, Paul Wegener, Clemens Kaufung, Hans Stürm
A traveling minstrel arrives in 13th-century Hamelin, offering to rid the town of an animal pest.
The story
In the 13th century, a traveling minstrel arrives in the small town of Hamelin to rid its citizens of an animal pest.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The famous old folk legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin is told. In the 13th century, a traveling minstrel arrives one day in the small town of Hamelin to rid its citizens of an animal pest. And indeed, he succeeds in using his flute to drive all the rats and mice out of Hamelin and drown them in the Weser. But when the town leaders try to cheat the minstrel out of the reward they promised him, he returns to the town. This time, in disguise, he uses his flute to lure all the children out of the town.
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