Overview:
A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople refuse to pay him after he has done what he promised, he plays his tune again with consequences. This film survives in incomplete/fragmentary form.| Original Title: | Der Rattenfänger von Hameln |
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| Status: | Released (1918-12-19) |
| Screen: | Robert Browning, Paul Wegener |
| Productions: | UFA, Projektions-AG Union |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
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Casts
- 2912: Wilhelm Diegelmann - Bürgermeister (Mayor)
- 37889: Elsa Wagner - Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
- 29176: Lyda Salmonova - Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Daughter)
- 2776055: Märte Rassow - Märte
- 14131: Jakob Tiedtke - Ratsapotheker (Council Pharmacist)
- 2776059: Armin Schweizer - Magerer Ratsherr (Skinny Councilor)
- 29123: Paul Wegener - Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
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Reviews
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Review text:
The founding of the Weimar Republic marks the beginning of the golden age of German cinema. After the imperial rule and the horrors of the First World War, the sudden „shock of freedom“ is reflected in the escapist comedies, glamorous spectacles and dark screen fantasies of the film. ....
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