Der Rattenfänger von Hameln
Fantasy
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 con...
Director
Paul Wegener
Writers
Paul Wegener, Robert Browning
Stars
Paul Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, Clemens Kaufung
Release Date
December 28, 1918
Language
None
Country
Germany
🎭 Top Cast
Paul Wegener
as Freemder Spielmann
Lyda Salmonova
as Ursula
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Clemens Kaufung
as Schinderknecht
Wilhelm Diegelmann
as Bürgermeister
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Frida Richard
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Elsa Wagner
as Weib des Bürgermeister
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Armin Schweizer
as Magerer Ratsherr
Jakob Tiedtke
as Ratsapotheker
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Märte Rassow
as Märte
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Hans Stürm
as Henker
🎬 Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Bautzen, Saxony, Germany
Production
Projektions-AG Union (PAGU)
🏷️ Keywords
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🎯 Categories
Fantasy
💡 Did You Know?
This film survives in incomplete/fragmentary form.
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📖 Synopsis
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 con...