The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918 film)

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.

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

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

• 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

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

• The Pied Piper of Hamelin at IMDb